WASP-19b
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WASP-19b, formally named Banksia, is an exoplanet, notable for possessing one of the shortest orbital periods of any known planetary body: 0.79 days or approximately 18.932 hours. It has a mass close
Artist's impression of WASP-19b by ESA/Hubble
Comparison of "hot Jupiter" exoplanets (artist concept). From top left to lower right: WASP-12b, WASP-6b, WASP-31b, WASP-39b, HD 189733b, HAT-P-12b, WASP-17b, WASP-19b, HAT-P-1b and HD 209458b.
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
WASP-19b
…efficient at transporting heat from the dayside to the nightside. Comparison of "hot Jupiter" exoplanets (artist concept). From top left to lower right: WASP-12b, WASP-6b, WASP-31b, WASP-39b, HD 189733b, HAT-P-12b, WASP-17b, WASP-19b, HAT-P-1b and HD 209458b. References External links Media related to WASP-19b…
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
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.)