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Exoplanet WASP 12 b
Exoplanet WASP 12 b orbits star WASP 12 that lies 1347 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 467.323 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
1347 light years
1347 light years
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WASP 12 b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: WASP 12
Distance from the star: 0.0234 AU
Orbit around star: 1.091419 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet WASP 12 b around its star is 1.091419 days.
The orbital period of an exoplanet is the time it takes to complete one full orbit around its star, usually measured in days. Most of the exoplanets discovered so far have orbital periods of less than one year...
More about Orbital period in StellarGuide
Basic characteristic
Mass: 467.323 M Earth
| 1.4705 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet WASP 12 b has 467.323 Earth masses (or 1.4705 Jupiter masses).
The mass of an exoplanet is one of the most important characteristics for understanding what kind of world it is — whether it’s small and rocky like Earth or large and gaseous like Jupiter. Mass provides key information about the planet’s composition, gravity, and formation history...
More about Exoplanet mass in StellarGuide
Size: 21.71 R Earth | 1.9 R Jupiter
Density: 252 kg/m3 | 4.57 % Earth
Year of discovery: 2008 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
TYC 1891-1178-1 b, 2MASS J06303279+2940202 b, UCAC2 42216354 b
TYC 1891-1178-1 b, 2MASS J06303279+2940202 b, UCAC2 42216354 b
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Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, WASP 12 b has 1.47 times the mass of Jupiter and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mass | 8496.78 | 573.4 | 467.32 | 4248.39 | 1.47 | 4.91 | 32.01 | 27.17 |
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Size | 56.7 | 22.85 | 21.71 | 40.96 | 1.94 | 2.39 | 5.43 | 5.71 |
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Density | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.2 | 0.36 | 0.2 | 0.15 |
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Distance | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 1.7 - 2.4 AU
The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.