F-type star · yellow-white star
WASP-12
6265 K
temperature
1.69 R☉
radius
1.32 M☉
mass
3.955 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,393 ly away
At light speed, about 1,393 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.09×
as hot as the Sun
1.69×
the Sun's width
1.32×
the Sun's mass
3.95×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Zoom out: system → (soon) galaxy arm, and the host black hole at the galaxy's heart.
Can you see it tonight?
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 11.6To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from WASP-12's temperature, not a photograph.