Kepler-32b
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Kepler-32b (alt. name KOI 952.01) is an extrasolar planet in orbit around its M-dwarf-type star in the Kepler-32 system, constellation of Cygnus.[1] Discovered by planetary transit methods with the Kepler space telescope in January 2012, it presents a semi-major axis of 0.0519 AU and temperature of 559.9 K. 2.2 Earth-radius, a mass of 4.1 MJ, and an orbital period of 5.9012 days.[1][2]
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References
- ^ a b Swift, Jonathan J. (2012). CHARACTERIZING THE COOL KOIS IV: KEPLER-32 AS A PROTOTYPE FOR THE FORMATION OF COMPACT PLANETARY SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT THE GALAXY (PDF). Cornaell University Library. pp. 1–2.
- ^ Fabrycky, Dan (2 Feb 2012). "Kepler-32b". NASA. Retrieved 2 Mar 2013.
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