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WASP-12b

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WASP-12b is a hot Jupiter exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-12, discovered in April 2008 by the SuperWASP planetary transit survey. It orbits its star in just over one Earth day, at a distance roughly one forty-third of Earth's distance from the Sun.

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Object Type
Hot Jupiter exoplanet 1
Discovery Year
2008 1
Sources
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationWASP-12b, lead section
Quote, WASP-12b, lead section
a hot Jupiter (a class of extrasolar planets) orbiting the star WASP-12
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationWASP-12b, infobox (Discovery date)
Quote, WASP-12b, infobox (Discovery date)
April 2008
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationIn Category: Celestial Objects, WASP-12b, Wikipedia summary
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