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50000 Quaoar

Dwarf planet
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Absolute magnitude H
2.41
Semi-major axis
43.16 au
Eccentricity
0.0352
Inclination
7.99°
Orbital period
284.7 y
Rotation period
8.84 h

Also known as

4 identifiers

5000050000 Quaoar (2002 LM60)50000 QuaoarQuaoar

Orbit and body

JPL Small-Body Database · solution by Otto Matic
ClassTNO
Semi-major axis a43.16 au
Eccentricity e0.0352
Inclination i7.99°
Perihelion q / aphelion Q41.637 / 44.68 au
Period104,000 d (284.7 y)
Node Ω / argument ω / M188.92° / 163.21° / 292.85°
Earth MOID40.6 au
Absolute magnitude H2.41
Diameter— km
Albedo—
Rotation period8.84 h
Spectral type—
Observation arc1954-05-25 → 2025-08-31 · 1,059 observations

Provenance

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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/50000-quaoar · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.