WASP-12 b

An exoplanet ~1,400 light-years away

Quick Stats

~1.9 x Jupiter
~1,400 light-years
No
2008
F-type

WASP-12 b, discovered in 2008, is a Hot Jupiter ~1.9 times Jupiter’s size orbiting an F-type star every 1.1 days. Egg-shaped from tides, being torn apart.

Dayside ~4,000°F (2,200°C)—carbon-rich with possible diamond layers.

Doomed to be swallowed by its star in a million years!