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Ringed dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt
Quaoar (minor-planet number 50000) is a ringed dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt, a band of icy planetesimals beyond Neptune. It has a slightly ellipsoidal
Quaoar
Moon of dwarf planet Quaoar
Weywot (formal designation (50000) Quaoar I) is the only confirmed moon of the trans-Neptunian dwarf planet Quaoar. It was discovered by Michael Brown
Weywot
Small planetary-mass object
order of decreasing diameter, Pluto, Eris, Haumea, Makemake, Gonggong, Quaoar, Sedna, Ceres, and Orcus. A considerable uncertainty remains over the tenth
Dwarf_planet
five in the trans-Neptunian region: Pluto, Eris, Haumea, Makemake, and Quaoar. Only Pluto and Ceres have been confirmed to be in hydrostatic equilibrium
List of possible dwarf planets
List_of_possible_dwarf_planets
Astronomical body that orbits a planet
astronomers are also known to have natural satellites: Orcus, Pluto, Haumea, Quaoar, Makemake, Gonggong, and Eris. Including the aforementioned seven, there
Natural_satellite
Ring of cosmic dust orbiting an astronomical object
a widely separated ring around the dwarf planet and Kuiper belt object Quaoar. Further analysis of the occultation data uncovered a second inner, fainter
Ring_system
Dwarf planet in the scattered-disc
trans-Neptunian objects which were collectively referred to as the "Seven Dwarfs": Quaoar in 2002, Sedna in 2003, Haumea, Salacia and Orcus in 2004, and Makemake
Gonggong_(dwarf_planet)
Orbital radius at which a satellite might break up due to gravitational force
non-axisymmetric shape of Quaoar itself. This shape creates inconsistent gravitational forces. In the time it takes for Quaoar to make one axial revolution
Roche_limit
Mission Indians mythological figure
Chengiichngech, Chinigchinix, Chinigchinich, Changitchnish, etc.), also known as Quaoar (also Qua-o-ar, Kwawar, etc.) and by other names including Ouiamot, Tobet
Chinigchinix
Area of the Solar System beyond the planets, comprising small bodies
that astronomers generally accept as dwarf planets: Orcus, Pluto, Haumea, Quaoar, and Makemake. Some of the Solar System's moons, such as Neptune's Triton
Kuiper_belt
Large, round non-stellar astronomical object
ones generally agreed among astronomers are Ceres, Orcus, Pluto, Haumea, Quaoar, Makemake, Gonggong, Eris, and Sedna. Ceres is the largest object in the
Planet
Proposed NASA space probe to travel 1000 AU from the Sun
opportunity to encounter minor planets on the way out, including Orcus and Quaoar, though such flybys would require specific launch dates. With next-generation
Interstellar Probe (spacecraft)
Interstellar_Probe_(spacecraft)
Kuiper belt and scattered disk may turn out to be dwarf planets. Orcus, Quaoar, Gonggong, and Sedna are generally agreed to be dwarf planets among astronomers
List_of_natural_satellites
Solar system objects beyond Neptune
shown in blue, with the largest of these, including Haumea, Makemake, and Quaoar in the dynamically 'hot' population in light blue, and the dynamically 'cold'
Trans-Neptunian_object
12 of Neptune, 5 of Pluto, 2 of Haumea, and 1 each of Eris, Gonggong, Quaoar, and Orcus. Names have also been given to some satellites of minor planets
Naming_of_moons
found that Quaoar has an ellipsoidal shape incompatible with hydrostatic equilibrium for its current spin. They hypothesised that Quaoar originally had
List of gravitationally rounded objects of the Solar System
List_of_gravitationally_rounded_objects_of_the_Solar_System
Planetary system consisting of the Sun and objects orbiting it
Four other Solar System objects are generally identified as such: Orcus, Quaoar, Gonggong, and Sedna. Less massive than the dwarf planets are the vast number
Solar_System
Kuiper belt object, not controlled by an orbital resonance with Neptune
1992 QB1 and gave rise to the term "Cubewano") Makemake, a dwarf planet Quaoar and 20000 Varuna, each considered the largest TNO at the time of discovery
Classical_Kuiper_belt_object
Largest dwarf planet in the Solar System
Gonggong 1.75 Charon 1.59 Quaoar 1.21 The mass of Pluto compared to other dwarf planets (Eris, Haumea, Makemake, Gonggong and Quaoar, plus Pluto's moon Charon
Pluto
Calendar year
severely affected surrounding populations in central Africa. The discovery of Quaoar in October challenged the conventional definition of a planet. Small RNA
2002
Distant body in the outer Solar System
polar culture to his home in Pasadena, and partly because the name, unlike Quaoar, would be easily pronounceable by English speakers. Brown further justified
Sedna_(dwarf_planet)
Object in the Solar System
objects, with the exception of the dwarf planets Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, Quaoar, Orcus, Sedna, Gonggong and Eris and others that may turn out to be dwarf
Small_Solar_System_body
Dormant and revitalizing Uto-Aztecan language
not been verified as having been fluent speakers. The dwarf planet 50000 Quaoar was named after the Tongva creator god, also called Chinigchinix. The Gabrielino
Tongva_language
Overview of and topical guide to the Solar System
Moons of Haumea Ring of Haumea Makemake Moon of Makemake Quaoar Moon of Quaoar Rings of Quaoar Orcus Moon of Orcus Scattered disc Eris Moon of Eris Gonggong
Outline_of_the_Solar_System
Twotinos Cubewanos (classical objects) Haumea, a dwarf planet Namaka Hiʻiaka Quaoar, a dwarf planet Weywot Makemake, a dwarf planet S/2015 (136472) 1 Xewioso
List_of_Solar_System_objects
Graphical symbols used in astrology and astronomy
Eris (the hand of Eris, ⯰, but also ⯱), Sedna, Haumea, Makemake, Gonggong, Quaoar and Orcus which are in Unicode. All (except Eris, for which the hand of
Planetary_symbols
State of balance between external forces on a fluid and internal pressure gradient
found that Quaoar has an ellipsoidal shape incompatible with hydrostatic equilibrium for its current spin. They hypothesised that Quaoar originally had
Hydrostatic_equilibrium
Natural physical entity in space
planets Pluto – moons Eris – Dysnomia Ceres Makemake – moon Haumea – moons Quaoar – Weywot Orcus – Vanth Gonggong – Xiangliu Sedna Others Minor planets Vulcanoids
Astronomical_object
Process of finding the image of an object in images predating its discovery
"JPL Small-Body Database Browser". "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 50000 Quaoar (2002 LM60)" (2009-09-12 last obs). Archived from the original on 2011-06-11
Precovery
Most massive dwarf planet
the discovery of several other large TNOs, including the dwarf planets Quaoar, Orcus and Sedna. Routine observations were taken by the team on October
Eris_(dwarf_planet)
Planets visible to the naked eye
Venus Earth Mars Ceres Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Orcus Pluto Haumea Quaoar Makemake Gonggong Eris Sedna Planets, dwarfs, minors Terrestrials Mercury
Classical_planet
Volcano that erupts gases and volatile material
Pluto and, to a lesser extent, Ceres, Eris, Makemake, Sedna, Gonggong, and Quaoar. In the case of Pluto and the other dwarf planets, there is comparatively
Cryovolcano
Dwarf planet with a ring and two moons
Pluto, similar to Makemake, and possibly Gonggong, and larger than Sedna, Quaoar, and Orcus. A 2019 study attempted to resolve the conflicting measurements
Haumea
Ringed centaur in the outer Solar System
planets known to have rings (the three others being 2060 Chiron, Haumea, and Quaoar). It is unknown what keeps Chariklo's rings stable, as it has been predicted
10199_Chariklo
Planet with an icy surface
Europa, Enceladus, and Triton; dwarf planets Pluto, Orcus, Haumea, Makemake, Quaoar, Sedna, Gonggong, and Eris; and the largest comets. In June 2020, NASA scientists
Ice_planet
Comprehensive list of objects beyond Neptune
trans-Neptunian objects are Pluto and Eris, followed by Haumea, Makemake, Gonggong, Quaoar, Sedna, and Orcus, all of them being officially recognized as dwarf planets
List of trans-Neptunian objects
List_of_trans-Neptunian_objects
Indigenous people of Southern California
name of Quaoar to name a large object in the Kuiper belt that they had discovered, 50000 Quaoar (2002). When Brown later found a satellite of Quaoar, he left
Tongva
Region between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
Charon, Hydra, Nix, Kerberos, Styx Haumea Ring 2 moons: Hiʻiaka, Namaka Quaoar Rings 1 moon: Weywot Makemake 1 moon: MK 2 Gonggong 1 moon: Xiangliu Eris
Asteroid_belt
Comparison of a wide range of lengths
largest moon of Pluto 1.280 Mm – diameter of the trans-Neptunian object 50000 Quaoar 1.340 Mm – diameter of the trans-Neptunian object Makemake 1.436 Mm – diameter
Orders_of_magnitude_(length)
Time an astronomical object takes to complete one orbit around another object
278 466.7 10 Hygiea 5.557 1.219 445.4 2060 Chiron 50.42 1.020 372.6 50000 Quaoar 287.5 1.003 366.5 136199 Eris 557 1.002 365.9 90377 Sedna 12050 1.0001 365
Orbital_period
and 1500 km (more than half that of Pluto) have been discovered. 50000 Quaoar, a classical KBO discovered in 2002, is over 1000 km across. Makemake and
List of the brightest Kuiper belt objects
List_of_the_brightest_Kuiper_belt_objects
Innermost Galilean moon of Jupiter
Venus Earth Mars Ceres Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Orcus Pluto Haumea Quaoar Makemake Gonggong Eris Sedna Planets, dwarfs, minors Terrestrials Mercury
Io_(moon)
American astronomer (born 1965)
Number and name Discovery date Discovery team 50000 Quaoar June 4, 2002 list [A] 65489 Ceto March 22, 2003 list [A] (84719) 2002 VR128 November 3, 2002
Michael_E._Brown
Proposed Chinese interstellar space probes
few years. Earlier IHP-1's Quaoar flyby was also planned to occur in 2040. Earth (2× gravity assist) Jupiter (flyby) Quaoar and Weywot (flyby) Earth (2×
Shensuo
Permanent scale model of the Solar System
depicted in the 2047 Science Centre, Borlänge, 200 km (120 mi) from the Globe. Quaoar (6 cm (2.4 in) in diameter) is located in the library in Gislaved, 340 km
Sweden_Solar_System
Planet that is composed primarily of silicate rocks or metals
1.9 Iapetus 1.1 Miranda 1.2 19.2 Ariel 1.6 Umbriel 1.5 Titania 1.7 Oberon 1.6 Triton 2.1 30.1 Pluto 1.9 39.5 Charon 1.7 Quaoar 1.7 43.7 Eris 2.4 67.9
Terrestrial_planet
Ringed centaur and comet
known to have rings (the three others being 10199 Chariklo, Haumea, and Quaoar) and the only known comet to do so. Chiron was discovered on 1 November
2060_Chiron
American astronomer
Venus Earth Mars Ceres Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Orcus Pluto Haumea Quaoar Makemake Gonggong Eris Sedna Planets, dwarfs, minors Terrestrials Mercury
Craig_Chester_(astronomer)
Triple system of Kuiper belt objects
components; the other two are the dwarf planets Pluto and Haumea. Eris, Quaoar, and 148780 Altjira may also have more than two components, but this is
47171_Lempo
Large trans-neptunian object
axis of 42.8 AU is similar to that of other large classical KBOs such as Quaoar (a=43.7 AU) and Makemake (a=45.6 AU), although other orbital characteristics
20000_Varuna
Phrase used to remember the planets of the Solar System
the asteroid belt and 8 beyond Neptune (in order: Orcus, Pluto, Haumea, Quaoar, Makemake, Gonggong, Eris, Sedna). This would make a list 17 objects long
Planetary_mnemonic
Branch of astronomy involving positioning and movements of celestial bodies
elements, can be obtained. Asteroid impact avoidance is among the purposes. Quaoar and Sedna are two trans-Neptunian dwarf planets discovered in this way by
Astrometry
Shensuo program (Chinese: 神梭), designed to fly by Jupiter, the dwarf planet Quaoar, and its moon Weywot, before heading into interstellar space. IHP-1 is set
Exploration_of_dwarf_planets
NASA spacecraft (2006–present)
47 hours. In July 2016, the LORRI camera captured some distant images of Quaoar from 2.1 billion km away (1.3 billion mi; 14 AU); the oblique view will
New_Horizons
Lyman-break galaxy in the constellation Sculptor
(164121) 2003 YT1 (341843) 2008 EV5 2023 FW13 Discoveries F200DB-045 Rings of Quaoar WISE J0336−0143 CEERS 1019 black hole UHZ1 quasar Volcanism on Venus confirmation
UNCOVER-z12
Astronomic definition
be geophysical planets: Pluto, Eris, Haumea, Makemake, Gonggong, Charon, Quaoar, Orcus, and Sedna pass the 900-kilometre (560 mi) threshold. The bodies
Geophysical definition of planet
Geophysical_definition_of_planet
Vietnamese American astronomer
2004, Luu and Jewitt reported the discovery of crystalline water ice on Quaoar, which was at the time the largest known Kuiper Belt object. They also found
Jane_Luu
States of matter for water as a solid
the ices. The signatures of crystalline water ice was observed on 50000 Quaoar, perhaps due to resurfacing events such as impacts or cryovolcanism. The
Phases_of_ice
Rupture in a planet's crust where material escapes
theorized that cryovolcanism may also be present on the Kuiper Belt Object Quaoar. A 2010 study of the exoplanet COROT-7b, which was detected by transit in
Volcano
likely dwarf planets (Ceres, Pluto, Orcus, Gonggong, Haumea, Makemake, Quaoar, Eris, and Sedna), 2 asteroid belts and one possible candidate planet (Planet
List_of_nearest_stars
Observatory
CHEOPS, helped establish the limits of a methane atmosphere on Quaoar as well as Quaoar's astrometric position to less than 1 milliarcsecond. CHEOPS observed
Reedy_Creek_Observatory
Symbols in astronomy
engineer in Massachusetts, proposed astronomical symbols for the dwarf planets Quaoar, Sedna, Orcus, Haumea, Eris, Makemake, and Gonggong. These symbols are somewhat
Astronomical_symbols
Symbols denoting astrological concepts
Uranus, Eris, Chiron, Neptune, Pallas, Gonggong, Jupiter, Saturn, Pluto, Quaoar, Juno, descending node, Venus, Vesta, Haumea, Mercury, Mars, Makemake, Hygiea
Astrological_symbols
Charon, Hydra, Nix, Kerberos, Styx Haumea Ring 2 moons: Hiʻiaka, Namaka Quaoar Rings 1 moon: Weywot Makemake 1 moon: MK 2 Gonggong 1 moon: Xiangliu Eris
Lists_of_planets
planets – top ten most likely: Pluto, Eris, Haumea, Makemake, Gonggong, Quaoar, Sedna, Ceres, Orcus, Salacia Kuiper belt (A major ring of bodies in the
Lists_of_minor_planets
Program to discover near-Earth objects
the telescope that produced the images leading to the discovery of 50000 Quaoar in 2002, and 90377 Sedna in 2003 (published 2004) and the dwarf planet Eris
Near-Earth_Asteroid_Tracking
NASA Launch Conductor
Observations Neptune and Triton 2011 JY31 2011 KW48 15810 Arawn 28978 Ixion Quaoar Haumea Eris Makemake 307261 Máni (516977) 2012 HZ84 (556416) 2014 OE394
Daniel_Sarokon
Criterion for a celestial body to be considered a planet
planet 0.58 0.168 15 Gonggong 0.0021 0.009 0.000025 1.8×1021 dwarf planet 14 Quaoar 0.0027 0.007 0.000029 1.4×1021 dwarf planet 16 Orcus 0.0014 0.003 0.0000069
Clearing_the_neighbourhood
Morgado, Bruno; et al. (2023). "A dense ring of the trans-Neptunian object Quaoar outside its Roche limit". Nature. 614 (7947): 239–243. Bibcode:2023Natur
Rings_of_Saturn
Interpretations of the planets of the Solar System
trans-Neptunian dwarf planets have been discovered, including Sedna (), Quaoar (), Orcus (), Gonggong (), Haumea (), Makemake (), and Eris (). Although
Planets_in_astrology
DK190 5 × Powers of 10 5 Astraea 50 Virginia 500 Selinur 5000 IAU 50000 Quaoar (KBO) 500000 Kaichi 6 × Powers of 10 6 Hebe 60 Echo 600 Musa 6000 United
List_of_exceptional_asteroids
Eleonora 354 82.5±1.5 7.5±2.7 belt asteroid type A Weywot Quaoar I ≈ 82.5 2.4+1.2 −1.1 moon of Quaoar Nemesis 128 81.5±2.5 3.4±1.7 belt asteroid type C Puck
List of Solar System objects by size
List_of_Solar_System_objects_by_size
and Deimos, main-belt asteroids, trans-Neptunian objects (Pluto, Haumea, Quaoar), among others. IAU · 20605 20606 Widemann 1999 RM214 Thomas Widemann (born
Meanings of minor-planet names: 20001–21000
Meanings_of_minor-planet_names:_20001–21000
Kuiper belt object observed by New Horizons
arXiv:1607.06686. Bibcode:2016MNRAS.462.3344D. doi:10.1093/mnras/stw1833. "50000 Quaoar distance (AU) from Pluto". Archived from the original on 25 February 2012
15810_Arawn
Plutino
appears moderately red in color, similar to the large Kuiper belt object Quaoar. Ixion's reflectance spectrum displays a red spectral slope that extends
28978_Ixion
Michael Brown of Caltech at the Palomar Observatory discover the minor planet Quaoar in the Kuiper belt. 2003 – M. Brown, C. Trujillo, and David Rabinowitz discover
Timeline of Solar System astronomy
Timeline_of_Solar_System_astronomy
Amount by which an orbit deviates from a perfect circle
Luna (Moon) 0.0549 Ceres 0.0758 Vesta 0.0887 Mars 0.0934 10 Hygiea 0.1146 Quaoar 0.1500 Makemake 0.1559 Haumea 0.1887 Mercury 0.2056 2 Pallas 0.2313 Orcus
Orbital_eccentricity
Charon, Hydra, Nix, Kerberos, Styx Haumea Ring 2 moons: Hiʻiaka, Namaka Quaoar Rings 1 moon: Weywot Makemake 1 moon: MK 2 Gonggong 1 moon: Xiangliu Eris
List_of_Solar_System_extremes
Book by Michael E. Brown
finding a series of Kuiper belt objects. The first, dubbed "Object X" (Quaoar) is discovered in 2002. A year later, Brown's team finds more objects, which
How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming
How_I_Killed_Pluto_and_Why_It_Had_It_Coming
Topics referred to by the same term
50000 may refer to: 50000 Quaoar, a dwarf planet in the Solar System 50,000, a natural number This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the
50000
Clashes between Russia and Ukraine on the Dnieper delta
November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) Quaoar (30 October 2022). "Why is Russia fortifying an environmentally sensitive
Dnieper campaign (2022–present)
Dnieper_campaign_(2022–present)
Dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt
17 g/cm3), similar to the trans-Neptunian dwarf planets Pluto, Gonggong, and Quaoar. Like for these dwarf planets, this density suggests that Makemake has an
Makemake
at 55,688,405 km (34,603,170.6 mi; 0.372254 AU). 2288 The dwarf planet Quaoar will have completed one orbit of the Sun since its discovery in 2002, which
List of future astronomical events
List_of_future_astronomical_events
water ice deposits on the planet Mars. June 4 – The ringed dwarf planet Quaoar is discovered by astronomers Chad Trujillo and Michael Brown at the Palomar
2002_in_science
Trans-Neptunian object
Observatory, which aimed to find bright, Pluto-sized Kuiper belt objects like Quaoar, Máni, and Aya. In December 2003, the MPC published the first identified
78799_Xewioso
Scattered disc object
higher density or higher albedo (and thus presumably resurfaced) Orcus and Quaoar, or at best are only partially differentiated; such objects would never
229762_Gǃkúnǁʼhòmdímà
Overview of the events of 2023 in science
robots for AI-interpreted machine olfaction. 8 February The minor planet Quaoar is found to have a ring system, following observations by the CHEOPS space
January–March_2023_in_science
Hypothetical planetary rings around Earth
Rings of Chiron Ring of Haumea Rings of Makemake (unconfirmed) Rings of Quaoar Moons Rings of Rhea (unconfirmed) Related Accretion disc Gas torus Circumstellar
Rings_of_Earth
American astronomer (born 1973)
category of dwarf planet. The possible dwarf planets Trujillo discovered are: Quaoar, co-discovered with Brown Sedna, co-discovered with Brown and Rabinowitz
Chad_Trujillo
about the growing list of other recently discovered similar bodies (Sedna, Quaoar. etc), some of which even have satellites (Xena, 2003EL61)? Astrology has
Astrology_and_science
2006 International Astronomical Union definition
in 2000. Starting in 2000, with the discovery of at least three bodies (Quaoar, Sedna, and Eris) all comparable to Pluto in terms of size and orbit, it
IAU_definition_of_planet
High-redshift galaxy in Sculptor constellation
(164121) 2003 YT1 (341843) 2008 EV5 2023 FW13 Discoveries F200DB-045 Rings of Quaoar WISE J0336−0143 CEERS 1019 black hole UHZ1 quasar Volcanism on Venus confirmation
UNCOVER-z13
Large plutino
the discovery of several other large trans-Neptunian objects including Quaoar. Achlys was found through manual vetting of potential moving objects identified
208996_Achlys
Designation of an astronomical body after its discovery and before its official name
Pholus, and 7066 Nessus – and the largest trans-Neptunian objects – 50000 Quaoar, 90377 Sedna, 90482 Orcus, 136108 Haumea, 136199 Eris, 136472 Makemake,
Provisional designation in astronomy
Provisional_designation_in_astronomy
Natural satellite of a minor planet
The eight largest TNOs with moons (Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, Eris, Quaoar, Gonggong, Orcus and Salacia), with the Earth to scale. Gonggong is written as
Minor-planet_moon
Free astrology software
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Astrolog
Trans-Neptunian dwarf planet
Miranda. The 1.65 μm band on Orcus is broad and deep (12%), as on Charon, Quaoar, Haumea, and icy satellites of the giant planets. Some calculations indicate
Orcus_(dwarf_planet)
Trujillo and David Rabinowitz discovered the trans-Neptunian objects (TNO) Quaoar in 2002, Sedna in 2003, Orcus and Haumea in 2004 and Makemake in 2005, part
Discovery and exploration of the Solar System
Discovery_and_exploration_of_the_Solar_System
Number-name combination assigned to minor planets
assigned out of sequence for the notable objects (20 000) Varuna and (50 000) Quaoar, was not acted on in the debate over whether a number should be assigned
Minor-planet_designation
Hypothetical planets further than Neptune
and Eris, and all large trans-Neptunian objects, such as Makemake, Sedna, Quaoar, Gonggong and Haumea, should be considered planets in their own right. However
Planets_beyond_Neptune
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