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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2" align="center" |Quaoar
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|colspan="2" align="center"|[[Image:Quaoar.jpg|240px]]
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|colspan="2" align="center"|'''Quaoar in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9 client'''
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Designation
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|Name||align="right"|Quaoar
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|width="30%"|Reference body||align="right" width="30%"|[[Sun]]
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Planetary mean orbits
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|width="30%"|Epoch||align="right" width="50%"|2000
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|width="30%"|Semimajor axis (a)||align="right" width="50%"|6.48858219×10<sup>12</sup> m
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|width="30%"|Eccentricity (e)||align="right" width="30%"|0.037457
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|width="30%"|Inclination (i)||align="right" width="30%"|7.99199° <br> (0.13948659 radian)
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|width="30%"|Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊)||align="right" width="30%"|188.9228383° <br> (3.29732556 radian)
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|width="30%"|Longitude of periapsis (ϖ)||align="right" width="30%"|156.2918857° <br> (2.727808 radian)
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|width="30%"|Mean longitude (L)||align="right" width="30%"|212.9680744° <br> (3.7169941 radian)
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Selected physical parameters
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|width="30%"|Mean radius||align="right" width="30%"|625000 km
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|width="30%"|Mass||align="right" width="30%"|1.05×10<sup>8</sup> kg
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Rotation elements
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|width="30%"|SidRotPeriod||align="right" width="30%"|375128 seconds (104.2 hours)
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|width="30%"|SidRotOffset||align="right" width="30%"|0
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|width="30%"|Obliqutiy||align="right" width="30%"|0.13786666
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|width="30%"|LAN||align="right" width="30%"|1.456730694
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|width="30%"|Note||align="right" width="30%"|*Elements given are from Quaoar.cfg (quaoar.zip)
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'''Quaoar''' also '''50000 Quaoar''' is a dwarf planet located in the [[w:Kuiper Belt|Kuiper Belt]] beyond the orbit of [[Neptune]]. It is about one-half the size of [[Pluto]] and includes ring and a small moon (Weywot). Quaoar was discovered by [[w:Chad Trujillo|Chad Trujillo]] and [[w:Michael E. Brown|Michael Brown]] at the [[w:Palomar Observatory|Palomar Observatory]] on 4 June 2002.

Revision as of 12:54, 1 August 2024

Quaoar
Quaoar.jpg
Quaoar in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9 client
Designation
Name Quaoar
Reference body Sun
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2000
Semimajor axis (a) 6.48858219×1012 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.037457
Inclination (i) 7.99199°
(0.13948659 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 188.9228383°
(3.29732556 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 156.2918857°
(2.727808 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 212.9680744°
(3.7169941 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 625000 km
Mass 1.05×108 kg
Rotation elements
SidRotPeriod 375128 seconds (104.2 hours)
SidRotOffset 0
Obliqutiy 0.13786666
LAN 1.456730694
Note *Elements given are from Quaoar.cfg (quaoar.zip)

Quaoar also 50000 Quaoar is a dwarf planet located in the Kuiper Belt beyond the orbit of Neptune. It is about one-half the size of Pluto and includes ring and a small moon (Weywot). Quaoar was discovered by Chad Trujillo and Michael Brown at the Palomar Observatory on 4 June 2002.