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Planets/Exoplanets/WASP-12 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

WASP-12 b

Orbiting WASP-12

Discovered in 2008 using Transit. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

The Pitch-Black Exoplanet WASP-12b, an official ESA/Hubble exoplanet image or artist concept — Sourced object or system artworkNASA, ESA, and G. Bacon (STScI)

Discovery: 2,008
Method: Transit
Radius: 22.025647 R⊕
Mass: 467.2101 M⊕
Orbit: 1.091419 days
Distance: 427.246 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 1.091419 days
Semi-major axis: 0.0234 AU
Eccentricity: 0.0447
Radius: 22.025647 Earth radii
Mass: 467.2101 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 0.266 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 2,601 K
Insolation: 8,220.584 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: WASP-12
Stars in system: 3
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar temperature: 6,265 K
Stellar radius: 1.69 R☉
Stellar mass: 1.325 M☉
Stellar metallicity: 0.12 dex
Stellar age: 3.05 Gyr
Distance: 427.246 parsecs
Right ascension: 06h30m32.79s
Declination: +29d40m20.16s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Transit
Discovery year: 2,008
Publication date: 2009-03
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: SuperWASP
Telescope: Canon 200mm f/1.8L
Instrument: iKon-L CCD Camera
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

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