Exoplanet
An extreme hot Jupiter orbiting so close to its star that it is slowly being torn apart and consumed.
| Type | Exoplanet |
|---|---|
| Orbits | WASP-12 |
| Distance from Earth | 1,390 ly |
| Diameter | 280,651 km |
| Mass | 2.66 × 10²⁷ kg |
| Temperature | 2,243°C |
| Orbital period | 1 days |
| Apparent magnitude | 11.69 |
| Hemisphere | Northern |
| Discovered | 2008 |
Every exoplanet here was found indirectly, by the wobble or the dimming it causes in its own star, since none is close enough to photograph in real detail.
At 280,651 km across, WASP-12b is 22 times the diameter of Earth.
Its mass is 445 times the mass of Earth.
A single orbit takes 1.1 days.
The light reaching us from WASP-12b tonight left it around 1,393 years ago.
An average temperature of 2,516 K works out at 2,243 degrees Celsius, warmer than the 15 degrees Earth averages.
It has been on record since 2008.
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