WASP-12

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WASP-12 is a magnitude 11 yellow dwarf star located approximately 1347 light-years away in the constellation Auriga. WASP-12 has a mass and radius similar to the Sun and is known for being orbited by a planet that is extremely hot and has a retrograde orbit around WASP-12.

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