Asteroid 50000 Quaoar
"Quaoar" is the name of a creation deity of the Native American Tongva people, native to the area around Los Angeles, where the discovery was named.
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| Alternate designation | 2002 LM60 |
| Classification | Kuiper belt, TNO |
| Notes | Quaoar is estimated to have a diameter of 1260 ±190 km. |
Osculating Orbital Elements
| Epoch | 2451873,5 |
| Semi major axis | 43,0862 AU |
| Period [Julian yrs] | 282,824 Julian years |
| Inclination | 8,002 ° |
| Eccentricity | 0,0384 |
| Lon. of ascending node | 189,042 ° |
| Argument of perihelion | 165,753 ° |
| Passage of perihelion | 2081-Jan-09.257170 |
| Aphelion distance | 44,7424 AU |
| Mean anomaly | 258,012 ° |
Physical Data
| Rotation period | 17,6788 days |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 2,7202 |
| Magnitude Slope (G) | 0,15 |
| Spectral class | n.a. |
Discovery Circumstances
| Discoverer | Chad Trujillo and Michael M. Brown |
| Discovered | 2002-06-04 |
Data File
| Data File Name | 50000_Quaoar.aed |
| Data File Date | 2006-07-19 |
| Data File Size | 720 kB |
| Covered Period | 1800,00 - 2100,00 |
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