Hot Jupiter · WASP-12
WASP-12 b
ExoplanetsDiscovered 2008
Scientific overview
WASP-12 b is a hot jupiter orbiting WASP-12, completing an orbit every 1.0914 days, about 1394 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2008 using the transit method.
Host star
Discovery and detection
Detection method
Transit Method
Discovery year
2008
Knowledge connections
- OrbitsWASP-12
- Discovered by methodTransit Method
- Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive