Weywot

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Weywot
Weywot-Quaoar2Zip-Orbiter2006P1.jpg
Weywot from Quaoar2.zip in Orbiter 2006P1
Designation
Name Weywot
Reference body 50000 Quaoar
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2004.55
Semimajor axis (a) 35000000 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.002
Inclination (i) 0.984°
(0.0171740398396242 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 225000 m
Mass 2×1020 kg
Rotation elements
SidRotPeriod 348094 seconds (4.0289)
SidRotOffset 0
Obliqutiy 0.0388
LAN 2.752
Note *Elements given are from Weywot.cfg (Quaoar2.zip)

Weywot (50000 Quaoar I, S/2006 (50000) 1 is a natural satellite of the Dwarf planet 50000 Quaoar located in the Kuiper Belt. It was discovered by Michael E Brown in February 2006 using images from Hubble. It was named Weywot, son of Quaoar from the Tongva mythology.

Weywot in Orbiter[edit]

Weywot were first introduced with the release of MainBeltAsteroids051403.zip in May 2003.

Note that the landing surface as given in the config file is spherical, but the visual of these bodies are not, if you land, you will likely be above or below the visual surface.

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Weywot
Add-on Source Version Author Type Release Date Compatibility Wiki article
Quaoar O-F Resources 2009-11-26 Unknown OHM Addon Developer Scenery 26 November 2009

See also[edit]

Weywot at Wikipedia


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