WASP-12b
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WASP-12b is a hot Jupiter orbiting the star WASP-12, discovered in April of 2008, by the SuperWASP planetary transit survey. The planet takes only a little over one Earth day to orbit its star, in con
Artist's depiction of WASP-12b's atmosphere being tidally stripped by its parent star to the point where WASP-12, the parent star has a ring of WASP-12b's debris
Comparison of "hot Jupiter" exoplanets – from top left to lower right: WASP-12b, WASP-6b, WASP-31b, WASP-39b, HD 189733 b, HAT-P-12b, WASP-17b, WASP-19b, HAT-P-1b and HD 209458 b
WASP-12b and its host star, WASP-12 (artist conception)
Hot, carbon-rich planet WASP-12b and its host star (Exoplanet color was unknown at the time of this artist conception.)
WASP-12
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WASP-12 is a magnitude 11 yellow dwarf star located approximately 1347 light-years away in the constellation Auriga. WASP-12 has a mass and radius similar to the Sun and is known for being orbited by
WASP-12b
…WASP-12b is a hot Jupiter (a class of extrasolar planets) orbiting the star WASP-12, discovered in April of 2008, by the SuperWASP planetary transit survey. The planet takes only a little over one Earth day to orbit its star, in contrast…
Keck Observatory image of WASP-12A (left) with WASP-12B and C (right, indicated)