Key parameters at a glance
- A radius of 1.21 Earth radii
- A mass of 1.92 Earth masses
- Surface gravity around 1.31 g
- An orbital period of 6.178 days
- Semi-major axis 0.0670 AU
- Equilibrium temperature 1,082 K (809 °C)
- Distance from Earth 1,140.08 light-years
- Earth Similarity Index 0.285
- Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 20,105,222 years
3 siblings around Kepler-132
Kepler-132 b shares its host star with 3 other confirmed planets. Side-by-side measurements below.
| Planet | Type | Radius (R⊕) | Mass (M⊕) | Period (d) | Eq. T (K) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kepler-132 b this | Rocky Terrestrial | 1.21 | 1.92 | 6.178 | 1,082 | 2014 |
| Kepler-132 c | Super-Earth | 1.28 | 2.18 | 6.415 | 1,069 | 2014 |
| Kepler-132 d | Super-Earth | 1.55 | 3.02 | 18.010 | 758 | 2014 |
| Kepler-132 e | Rocky Terrestrial | 1.18 | 1.76 | 110.287 | 414 | 2016 |
Kepler-132 b Planet Profile
Physical Specs
Classification
Planet Type
Rocky Terrestrial
Discovery
Size rank in cohort
Rank by radius
#56of 570
top 9.6%
This planet
1.21R⊕
Rocky Terrestrial median
1.01R⊕
Nearest-size peers
| Metric | Earth | Kepler-132 b | Jupiter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radius (R⊕) | 1.00 | 1.21 | 11.21 |
| Mass (M⊕) | 1.00 | 1.92 | 317.83 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 5.51 | 5.96 | 1.33 |
| Surface Gravity (g) | 1.00 | 1.31 | 2.53 |
| Insolation (S⊕) | 1.00 | 284.80 | 0.037 |
Star Catalogue Identifiers
TIC
TIC 237158274
System
Kepler-132
Percentile among Rocky Terrestrial cohort
Orbit & Habitability
Orbital Dynamics
Year Length
A year here lasts approximately 6.18 Earth days (1.7% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.0670 AU.
Transit Fingerprint
Depth
0.010 %
Duration
3.264 h
Impact parameter b
0.260
Rp / R★
0.010870
Transit midpoint (BJD)
2,455,001.8620
Photometric dip
Transit produces a flux drop of 102 ppm lasting ≈ 3.26 h.
Extended Orbital Architecture
Planet / star radius ratio
0.010870
Semi-major axis / stellar radius
8.400
Impact parameter (b)
0.260
Transit mid-time (BJD)
2,455,001.8620
Angular separation (arcsec)
0.19200
Eq. Temperature
1,082K
(809 °C)
Insolation (S⊕)
284.80
Earth = 1.00
Earth Similarity (ESI)
0.285
0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical
Inside the inner HZ boundary (too hot for liquid water) — the dayside is scorched.
Discovery Paper
Primary reference
Rowe et al. 2014Instrument
Kepler CCD Array
Publication
2014-03
Observation locale
Space
Discovery cohort
Planets confirmed in 2014 at Kepler (12 shown).
Host System: Kepler-132
Spectral Class
F-type yellow-white
Effective Temperature
6,003 K — hotter than the Sun (5,778 K)
Estimated Age
4.37 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)
Stellar Radius
1.178 R☉
Stellar Mass
0.929 M☉
Metallicity [Fe/H]
-0.22
Extended Stellar Properties
Surface gravity (log g)
4.310 dex
Stellar density
0.910 g/cm³
Metallicity ratio
[M/H]
Multi-band Host Photometry — 15 bands
Astrometric Data
Total Proper Motion
23.666 mas/yr
PM Right Ascension
-23.50 mas/yr
PM Declination
-2.80 mas/yr
Galactic Cartesian (pc)
x = 0.172 · y = -0.731 · z = 0.661
Equatorial (J2000)
RA 283.23581° · Dec 41.34304°
Galactic ℓ, b
71.102° · 17.267°
Ecliptic λ, β
292.854° · 63.736°
HTM-20 index
-854199848
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