WASP-12 is a magnitude 11 yellow dwarf star located approximately 1410 light-years away in the constellation Auriga. WASP-12 has a mass and radius similar to the Sun. On May 20, 2010, the Hubble Space Telescope spotted WASP-12b being "consumed" by its star. Scientists had been aware that stars could consume planets; however, this was the first time such an event had been observed so clearly. NASA has estimated that the planet has 10 million years left of its life.