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Articles and discussion about dwarf planet Quaoar
All about Quaoar
50000 Quaoar ("Kwawar") is a dwarf planet orbiting within the Kuiper Belt. Its diameter is estimated at 1110±5 km, making it roughly the size of Texas, and half the size of Pluto. Its orbit about the Sun takes ~ 285 years. Quaoar has one known satellite, Weywot.
More details:
• Quaoar on its co-discoverer's website
• Quaoar entry in the JPL Small-Body Database
• Quaoar orbit simulation in JPL Small-Body DB
Exploration of Quaoar
Quaoar has been imaged by Hubble and New Horizons, as well as various Earth-based observatories. Best estimate for a hypothetical mission is 13.5 years from launch, to achieve a flyby.
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Quaoar Is pretty damn cool.
So Quaoar, a dwarf planet orbiting at about 44 AU. It happens to have spun matter off of itself to form rings, AND has a moon nearly a fifth of its size. Also has an odd pink coloring, its just cool.
15:38 UTC
Quaoar has more rings!!
Damn this Dwarf Planet gets more interesting with each finding.
https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/second-ring-around-quaoar-puzzles-astronomers/
17:18 UTC
Possible Quaoar Exploration!
There have been rumblings about this for awhile. Here is to hoping Quaoar finally is recognized as a Dwarf Planet by the IAU. At least it is recognized by most planetary scientists as one.
There is a potential Chinese probe that will possibly target Quaoar. Lets hope this exploration happens.https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/u-s-and-chinese-scientists-propose-bold-new-missions-beyond-the-solar-system/
21:02 UTC
Quaoar, as seen by Hubble
18:31 UTC
