Dwarf Planet
Quaoar
TypeDwarf Planet
Mass~1.2 × 10²¹ kg
Diameter1,110 km
Orbital Radius6,493 million km
Orbital Period105,495 days
Rotation Period17.68 hours
Known Moons1
Surface Gravity~0.3 m/s²
Average Temp-227 °C
AtmosphereNone
Discovered ByChad Trujillo, Mike Brown
Discovery Year2002
About Quaoar
A classical belt world with a ring announced in 2023 that orbits far beyond the Roche limit, where theory says it should have collapsed into a moon. Also carries methane ice patches and a small moon, Weywot.
Quaoar has 1 known moons in total.
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