Description
We present new photometric data of the transiting planet HAT-P-12b observed in 2011. Our three transit curves are modeled using the JKTEBOP code and adopting the quadratic limb-darkening law. Including our measurements, 18 transit times spanning about 4.2yr were used to determine the improved ephemeris with a transit epoch of 2454187.85560+/-0.00011BJD and an orbital period of 3.21305961+/-0.00000035days. The physical properties of the star-planet system are computed using empirical calibrations from eclipsing binary stars and stellar evolutionary models, combined with both our transit parameters and previously known spectroscopic results. We found that the absolute dimensions of the host star are M_A_=0.73+/-0.02M{sun}, R_A_=0.70+/-0.01R_{sun}_, log g_A_=4.61+/-0.02, p_A_=2.10+/-0.09{rho}{sun}, and L_A_=0.21+/-0.01L_{sun}_. The planetary companion has M_b_=0.21+/-0.01M_{Jup}_, R_b_=0.94+/-0.01R_{Jup}_, log g_b_=2.77+/-0.02, {rho}_b_=0.24+/-0.01{rho}_{Jup}_, and T_eq_=960+/-14K. Our results agree well with standard models of irradiated gas giants with a core mass of 11.3M_{earth}_.
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