WASP-12

Summary

WASP-12 is a G-type main-sequence star^[1]. WASP-12 draws 58 Wikipedia views per month (g_type_main_sequence_star category, ranking #3 of 15).^[2]

Key Facts

• WASP-12's image is recorded as WASP-12b (NASA).jpg^[3].
• WASP-12's instance of is recorded as G-type main-sequence star^[4].
• WASP-12's instance of is recorded as star^[5].
• WASP-12's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[6].
• WASP-12's instance of is recorded as eclipsing binary star^[7].
• WASP-12's constellation is recorded as Auriga^[8].
• WASP-12's spectral class is recorded as G0V^[9].
• WASP-12's child astronomical body is recorded as WASP-12b^[10].
• WASP-12's child astronomical body is recorded as WASP-12 c^[11].
• WASP-12's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J06303279+2940202^[12].
• WASP-12's catalog code is recorded as SPOCS 2670^[13].
• WASP-12's catalog code is recorded as UCAC2 42216354^[14].
• WASP-12's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 3435282862461427072^[15].
• WASP-12's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR1 3435282862461427072^[16].
• WASP-12's catalog code is recorded as TIC 86396382^[17].
• WASP-12's catalog code is recorded as WDS J06305+2940A^[18].
• WASP-12's catalog code is recorded as TOI-1725^[19].
• WASP-12's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR3 3435282862461427072^[20].
• WASP-12's catalog code is recorded as TYC 1891-1178-1^[21].
• WASP-12's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2008-00-00T00:00:00Z^[22].
• WASP-12's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03xzrw5^[23].
• WASP-12's type of variable star is recorded as eclipsing binary star^[24].
• WASP-12's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.14'}^[25].
• WASP-12's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.57'}^[26].
• WASP-12's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.477'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include G-type main-sequence star^[4], star^[5], near-infrared source^[6], and eclipsing binary star^[7].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 2MASS J06303279+2940202^[12], SPOCS 2670^[13], UCAC2 42216354^[14], Gaia DR2 3435282862461427072^[15], Gaia DR1 3435282862461427072^[16], and TIC 86396382^[17].

Why It Matters

WASP-12 draws 58 Wikipedia views per month (g_type_main_sequence_star category, ranking #3 of 15).^[2] WASP-12 has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] WASP-12 is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]