Exoplanet

HAT-P-12 b

Orbiting HAT-P-12

Overview

HAT-P-12 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HAT-P-12, discovered in 2009 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

10.75

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

67.06

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

3.2

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

142.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

963

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

10.75

Mass (Earth masses)

67.06

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

963 K

Orbital Period

3.21 days

Distance from Earth

142.8 pc (~466 ly)

Spectral Type

K4

Temperature

4650 K

Mass (Solar)

0.73 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.70 R☉

Luminosity

-0.68 log L☉

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

209.3886°, 43.4933°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2009

Data Sources

Source ID: HAT-P-12 b

System Context

HAT-P-12 b orbits HAT-P-12 and was reported in 2009 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 10.75 Earth radii, a mass of 67.06 Earth masses, an orbital period of 3.21 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 963 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 142.8 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as K4, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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