K2-132

Planetary system · 1989.0 light-years away

K2-132 is 1,989 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this 4,840 K star; the first was found in 2017 by transit (K2).

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Worth knowing

K2-132 b goes round its star every 9.18 days, 10 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature4,840 K
Mass1.08 solar masses
Radius3.85 solar radii
Luminosity8.78 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.071
Ageabout 8.5 billion years
Distance from the Sun1989.0 light-years (609.8 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 182.1663°, Dec -8.7472°
ConstellationVirgo

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
K2-132 b9.18 days0.0916 AU14.572 R⊕155.74 M⊕Transit, 2017

Values are the NASA Exoplanet Archive’s composite parameters. A radius marked estimated comes from a mass–radius relation; a mass marked minimum is M sin i. Planet sizes and colours in the 3D view are renderings: none of these worlds has been photographed as more than a point of light.

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