Kepler-32

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Kepler-32 is an M1V dwarf-type star located 1301.1 light years from Earth, in the constellation of Cygnus. Discovered in January 2012 by the Kepler spacecraft,[1] it shows a 0.58 ± 0.05 solar mass, a 0.53 ± 0.04 radius, and temperature of 3900.0 K, making it half the mass and radius of the Sun, two-thirds its temperature and 5% its luminosity.[2] It initially was known to have at least 2 planets orbiting around it, the smaller Kepler-32b, orbiting its parent star every 5.90124 days, and Kepler-32c with an orbital period of 8.7522 days.[3] In April 2013, transit-timing variation analysis confirmed 3 other planets to be in in the system. However, only very loose constraints of the maximum mass of the planets could be determined.[4]

Planetary system

The Kepler-32 system
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity Inclination Radius
f 0.013 0.742956 ~0 80.21° 0.86 R
e 0.033 2.896009 ~0 86.52° 1.11 R
b 0.05 5.90124 87.66° 4.1 R
c 0.09 8.7522 88.24° 3.7 R
d 0.129 22.780806 ~0 88.81° 2.49 R

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Coordinates: 19h 51m 22s, +46° 34′ 27″


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