SCAN :: HYPERSPECTRALSTATE :: RESOLVED
ATMOSPHERIC_SPECTRAL_ANALYSIS
HYDROGEN (H₂)82%
HELIUM (He)15%
METHANE3%
Hot JupiterDISCOVERED :: 2008
WASP-12b
The Scorched Egg-Shaped World
★ TELEMETRY_SUMMARY
WASP-12b is a hot Jupiter orbiting so close to its star that it is being slowly devoured. The star's immense tidal forces have stretched the planet into an egg-like shape and are heating its atmosphere to extreme temperatures. It is expected to be completely consumed in the next 10 million years.
PHYSICAL_METRICS_LOG
DISTANCE870 light-years
ORBIT_PERIOD1.09 days
PLANET_MASS1.4 Jupiter masses
EQUATORIAL_RADIUS1.79 Jupiter radii
SURFACE_TEMP2,210°C (Average)
ASTROBIOLOGICAL_INDEXNONE
ATMOSPHERIC_DIAGNOSTIC_REMARKS
Extremely hot, mostly hydrogen and helium, actively stripping away into space.