WASP-12

Database links to WASP-12

Star WASP-12
WASP-12 and WASP-12 b
AladinLite
Observation dates equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation	Carter
Right ascension	06 h 30 m 32.79 s
declination	+ 29 ° 40 ′ 20.3 ″
Apparent brightness	(11.57) mag
Typing
Known exoplanets	1
B − V color index	(0.57)
Spectral class	G0 V
Astrometry
parallax	(2.58 ± 0.27)  mas
distance	(1,260)  ly (390)  pc
Proper movement
Rec. Share:	(0.43)  mas / a
Dec. portion:	(−8.28)  mas / a
Physical Properties
Dimensions	(1.35 ± 0.14)  M ☉
radius	(1.599 ± 0.071)  R ☉
Effective temperature	(6300 ± 150)  K.
Metallicity [Fe / H]	(0.3 ± 0.1)
Age	(1.7 ± 0.8) bill.  A
Other names and catalog entries
Tycho catalog TYC 1891-1178-1 [1] 2MASS catalog 2MASS J06303279 + 2940202 [2] Other names Bergfors-6 • USNO-A2.0 1125-04078357

WASP-12 is a star of the spectral class G0 in the constellation Fuhrmann . It is orbited by an exoplanet called WASP-12 b .

The star may also have stellar companions, making the system a double or multiple star system .

Exoplanet

WASP-12 b is an exoplanet with a mass of about 1.4 Jupiter and is counted among the Hot Jupiters . It orbits the central star with a period of 1.1 days at a distance of about 0.0207 astronomical units with an eccentricity of about 0.05. WASP-12 b was discovered during the SuperWASP project using the transit method. His discovery was published in 2008.

Web links

Commons : WASP-12b  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Simbad
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Exoplanet.eu
3. ^ C. Bergfors et al .: Stellar companions to exoplanet host stars: Lucky Imaging of transiting planet hosts . In: MNRAS . 428, No. 1, 2013, pp. 182-189. arxiv : 1209.4087 . doi : 10.1093 / mnras / sts019 .
4. ↑ Eric. B. Bechter et al .: WASP-12b And HAT-P-8b Are Members Of Triple Star Systems . In: The Astrophysical Journal . 788, No. 1, 2014. arxiv : 1307.6857 . doi : 10.1088 / 0004-637X / 788/1/2 .