HAT-P-12

Planetary system · 465.6 light-years away

HAT-P-12 is 466 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this K4 star; the first was found in 2009 by transit (HATNet).

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Worth knowing

HAT-P-12 b goes round its star every 3.21 days, 27 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeK4
Surface temperature4,650 K
Mass0.733 solar masses
Radius0.701 solar radii
Luminosity0.2099 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.665
Ageabout 2.5 billion years
Distance from the Sun465.6 light-years (142.8 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 209.3886°, Dec 43.4933°
ConstellationCanes Venatici

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
HAT-P-12 b3.21 days0.0384 AU10.749 R⊕67.059 M⊕Transit, 2009

Values are the NASA Exoplanet Archive’s composite parameters. A radius marked estimated comes from a mass–radius relation; a mass marked minimum is M sin i. Planet sizes and colours in the 3D view are renderings: none of these worlds has been photographed as more than a point of light.

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