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Quaoar

Dwarf Planet Quaoar



Quaoar is a trans-Neptunian dwarf planet located in the Kuiper belt and has one moon Weywot. It is not officially recognized as a dwarf planet...yet.

Quaoar Stats
      1. Mass (kg)
      2. 1.6e+21
      1. Radius (km)
      2. 1,170
      1. Density (gm/cm3)
      2. 3.5
      1. Distance from sun (km)
      2. 6,400,000,000
      1. Rotational period (hours)
      2. 17.6
      1. Orbital period (years)
      2. 286
      1. Orbital velocity (km/sec)
      2. 1.04
      1. Eccentricity of orbit
      2. 0.039
      1. Tilt of axis (°)
      1. Inclination of orbit (°)
      2. 7.996
      1. Surface gravity (m/sec2)
      2. 0.276
      1. Escape velocity (km/sec)
      2. 0.52
      1. Albedo
      2. 0.2
      1. Magnitude (Vo)
      2. 19.3
      1. Surface temperature
      2. -240°C
      1. Moons
      2. 1


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