Kepler-32c explained

Kepler-32c
Discovered:	2013
Discovery Method:	Transit (Kepler Mission)
Apsis:	astron
Semimajor:	0.09AU
Period:	8.7522 d
Mean Radius:	3.7
Single Temperature:	417.3K

Kepler-32c (alt. name KOI 952.02) is an extrasolar planet in orbit around its M-dwarf-type star in the Kepler-32 system, in the constellation of Cygnus.^[1] Discovered by planetary transit methods with the Kepler space telescope in January 2012, it presents a semi-major axis of 0.033 AU and temperature of 417.3 K. It has a radius of 2.2 Earth-radius and an orbital period of 8.7522 days.^[2]

See also

• List of planets discovered by the Kepler spacecraft

Notes and References

1. Swift. Jonathan J.. Characterizing the Cool KOIs IV: Kepler-32 as a prototype for the formation of compact planetary systems throughout the Galaxy. The Astrophysical Journal. 764. 105. 2012. 1 . 1301.0023. 10.1088/0004-637X/764/1/105. 2013ApJ...764..105S. 43750666 .
2. Web site: Open Exoplanet Catalogue. Kepler-32. Exoplanet.de. 28 February 2013.