50000 Quaoar
| 50000 Quaoar | |
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| 50000 Quaoar in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9 client | |
| Designation | |
| Name | 50000 Quaoar |
| Reference body | Sun |
| Planetary mean orbits | |
| Epoch | 2004.55 |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 6489054000000 m |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.034 |
| Inclination (i) | 7.984° (0.139347087479227 radian) |
| Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) | 188.799° (3.29516417447277 radian) |
| Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) | 155.925° (2.72140463617216 radian) |
| Mean longitude (L) | 4.170003° (0.0727802821680411 radian) |
| Selected physical parameters | |
| Mean radius | 1250000 m |
| Mass | 1.25×1024 kg |
| Rotation elements | |
| SidRotPeriod | 63349.062 seconds (17.597 hours) |
| SidRotOffset | 0 |
| Obliqutiy | 0.0388 |
| LAN | 2.752 |
| Note | *Elements given are from Quaoar.cfg (Quaoar2.zip) |
Quaoar also 50000 Quaoar is a dwarf planet located in the Kuiper Belt beyond the orbit of Neptunemaking it a Trans-Neptunian object. 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.
Quaoar in Orbiter
Quaoar was introduced to Orbiter on 3 December 2002 with the release of quaoar.zip at AVSIM.net by McDope. It appears to be modeled as a gray sphere. Gravity at the surface is essentially zero, so landed the ship will tend to drift up. The Delta-glider's landing light on the Delta-glider seems to be inoperative on the surface of Quaoar.
| Add-on | Source | Version | Author | Type | Release Date | Compatibility | Wiki article |
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| Quaoar | O-F Resources | 2009-11-26 | Unknown OHM Addon Developer | Scenery | 26 November 2009 | ||
| Kuiper Objects Pack | O-F Resources | 2006-08-10 | markl316 | Scenery | 11 August 2006 | ||
| Quaoar | AVSIM | Manuel Amorim (McDope) | Scenery | 3 December 2002 | Orbiter 2002-P1 | ||
See also
Gallery
50000 Quaoar from Kuiper Objects Pack.zip in Orbiter 2006P1 
50000 Quaoar from Quaoar2.zip in Orbiter 2006P1 
50000 Quaoar in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9 client - Quaoar-weywot hst.jpg
Hubble Space Telescope image of Quaoar and its moon Weywot taken in February 2006
from Wikimedia Commons - Quaoar discovery animation.gif
Animation of three discovery images of Quaoar in June 2002
from Wikimedia Commons - TheKuiperBelt Orbits Quaoar.svg
Ecliptic view of the orbits of the orbits of Neptune (gray), Pluto (red), Quaoar (blue)
from Wikimedia Commons - Cubewanos.png
Polar view of the orbits of Quaoar (yellow) and some other objects
from Wikimedia Commons
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