WASP-12 vs Vega
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WASP-12
WASP-12 is a star in the constellation Auriga that hosts WASP-12b, a hot Jupiter exoplanet with an orbital period of approximately one Earth day. The planet is being tidally disrupted by gravitational forces from its host star, causing material to stream from the planet and be accreted by the star. WASP-12b was discovered by the WASP (Wide Angle Search for Planets) project, a UK-based consortium t...
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Vega
Vega is a main sequence A-type star located in the constellation Lyra approximately 25 light-years from Earth. It’s notable for its bright blue-white color and historical significance as the northern pole star. Vega plays a key role in the Summer Triangle asterism and contains a surrounding debris disk, offering astronomers valuable data regarding planetary formation processes. This standard star...
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