WASP-132

Planetary system · 400.9 light-years away

WASP-132 is 401 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 3 planets around this K4 V star; the first was found in 2016 by transit (SuperWASP-South).

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Worth knowing

WASP-132 c goes round its star every 24.3 hours, 87 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeK4 V
Surface temperature4,686 K
Mass0.789 solar masses
Radius0.758 solar radii
Luminosity0.266 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.938
Ageabout 7.2 billion years
Distance from the Sun400.9 light-years (122.9 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 217.6092°, Dec -46.1595°
ConstellationLupus

Planets (3)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-132 c24.3 hours0.0183 AU1.841 R⊕6.26 M⊕Transit, 2022
WASP-132 b7.13 days0.0674 AU10.099 R⊕136.03 M⊕Transit, 2016
WASP-132 d5.0 years2.710 AU12.8 R⊕ estimated1640 M⊕ minimumRadial Velocity, 2024

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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