WASP-12b: The hottest transiting planet yet discovered

L. Hebb, A. Collier-Cameron, B. Loeillet +15

We report on the discovery of WASP-12b, a new transiting extrasolar planet with $R_{\mathrm{pl}}=1.79\pm 0.09R_J$ and $M_{\mathrm{pl}}=1.41\pm 0.1M_J$. The planet and host star propertie…