HAT-P-12b
HAT-P-12b is an extrasolar planet approximately 468 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.
HAT-P-12b is a H/He-dominated gas giant planet with a core mass of 11.3 M and is moderately irradiated by its low-metallicity host star. Therefore, HAT-P-12b is most likely an H/He-dominated planet with a core of perhaps ~10 M, and a total metal fraction of ~15%. This makes HAT-P-12b the least massive H/He-dominated gas giant planet found to date; the previous record holder was Saturn.
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From top left to lower right: WASP-12b, WASP-6b, WASP-31b, WASP-39b, HD 189733b, HAT-P-12b, WASP-17b, WASP-19b, HAT-P-1b and HD 209458b.
In 2020, the obtained transmission spectra have revealed the atmosphere of HAT-P-12b is cloudy, with haze above cloud tops. The water was detected.
