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CONFIRMED EXOPLANET · Gas Giant

WASP-12 b

Orbits Host Star: WASP-12 · Distance: 1393.500 Light-Years (427.246 pc)
Planetary Radius
22.026 R⊕
Planetary Mass
467.210 M⊕
Surface Gravity
0.96 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
2601K (+2328°C / +4222°F)
Orbital Period
1.091 days
Discovery Year
2008 (Transit)

Habitability Assessment

⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (2601 K · +2328°C / +4222°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.

Discovery Facility: SuperWASP.

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