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Kepler-12
Kepler-12 is a star with a transiting planet Kepler-12b in a 4-day orbit. CharacteristicsKepler-12, known also as KIC 11804465 in the Kepler Input Catalog, is an early G-type to late F-type star. This corresponds strongly with a sunlike dwarf star nearing the end of the main sequence, and is about to become a red giant.[4] Kepler-12 is located approximately 881 parsecs (2,870 light-years) away from Earth.[1] The star also has an apparent magnitude of 13.438, which means that it cannot be seen from Earth with the unaided eye.[2] The star is slightly more massive, slightly more iron-rich and slightly hotter than the Sun. However, Kepler-12 is larger, with a radius of 1.483 times the Sun's radius.[2] Planetary systemThe one currently known planet is a hot Jupiter with a radius 1.7 times that of Jupiter but less than half the mass.[5]
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