Difference between revisions of "50000 Quaoar"
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|orbit = semi-major axis 43.373 AU, eccentricity 0.034704 | |orbit = semi-major axis 43.373 AU, eccentricity 0.034704 | ||
|diameter = 1110±5 km | |diameter = 1110±5 km | ||
− | |gravity = 0.276–0.376 m/s | + | |gravity = 0.276–0.376 m/s<sup>2</sup> |
|year = 104334 days (285.65 Earth years) | |year = 104334 days (285.65 Earth years) | ||
|day = 17.6788 hours | |day = 17.6788 hours |
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Planetary characteristics | |
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Orbit | semi-major axis 43.373 AU, eccentricity 0.034704 |
Diameter | 1110±5 km |
Surface Gravity | 0.276–0.376 m/s2 |
Year | 104334 days (285.65 Earth years) |
Day | 17.6788 hours |
Mean Temperature | ~43 K |
50000 Quaoar (pronounced as if it was spelled "Kwawar") is a Sol system dwarf planet.
It was discovered by Chad Trujillo and Michael Brown on June 5, 2002, and is named after an alternate name of the Mission Indian mythological figure Chinigchinix.
Quaoar has one known moon, Weywot.