HAT-P-12b
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HAT-P-12b is an extrasolar planet
approximately 465 light years away from Earth, orbiting the 13th magnitude
K-type star HAT-P-12
, which is located in Canes Venatici constellation. It is a transiting hot Jupiter
that was discovered by the HATNet Project
on April 29, 2009.
Extrasolar planet
An extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, is a planet outside the Solar System. A total of such planets have been identified as of . It is now known that a substantial fraction of stars have planets, including perhaps half of all Sun-like stars...
approximately 465 light years away from Earth, orbiting the 13th magnitude
Apparent magnitude
The apparent magnitude of a celestial body is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth, adjusted to the value it would have in the absence of the atmosphere...
K-type star HAT-P-12
HAT-P-12
HAT-P-12 is a magnitude 13 star approximately 465 light years away in the constellation Canes Venatici.- Planetary system :An exoplanet, HAT-P-12b, was discovered orbiting the star by the transit method in 2009....
, which is located in Canes Venatici constellation. It is a transiting hot Jupiter
Hot Jupiter
Hot Jupiters are a class of extrasolar planet whose mass is close to or exceeds that of Jupiter...
that was discovered by the HATNet Project
HATNet Project
The Hungarian Automated Telescope Network project is a network of six small fully automated "HAT" telescopes. The scientific goal of the project is to detect and characterize extrasolar planets using the transit method. This network is used also to find and follow bright variable stars...
on April 29, 2009.