Quaoar (minor-planet designation: 50000 Quaoar) is a ringed dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt, a band of icy planetesimals beyond Neptune. It has a slightly ellipsoidal shape with an average diameter of …

Feb 22, 2007 · In Tongva mythology, Quaoar (also known as Kwawar, or Chinigchinix) was the creator of the universe. His son was Weywot and he was the "sky god". Quaoar maintains a nearly circular …

Sep 10, 2025 · The odd dwarf planet Quaoar might have a brand-new moon. Observations of the tiny world, made by a pair of astronomers in California, suggest it possesses either a second satellite or a …

Aug 27, 2015 · Quaoar, a dwarf planet that orbits within the Kuiper Belt, was discovered in 2002 by astronomers from Caltech. Like the discovery of Eris, its existence has added to the classification …

Aug 31, 2016 · NASA's New Horizons spacecraft observations of Kuiper Belt object Quaoar ("Kwa-war"), which - at 690 miles or 1,100 kilometers in diameter - is roughly half the size of Pluto.

Feb 8, 2023 · During a break from looking at planets around other stars, ESA’s CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite (Cheops) mission has observed a dwarf planet in our own Solar System and …

Jan 16, 2010 · The meaning of QUAOAR is a probable dwarf planet that orbits far beyond the orbit of Neptune with a mean distance from the sun of about 43.4 astronomical units (4.03 billion miles) and …

Sep 12, 2022 · Quaoar is an asteroid in the Kuiper Belt and is also referrred to as being a Trans-Neptunian Object because it orbits further from the Sun than Neptune.

Feb 8, 2023 · Quaoar is an icy body about half the size of Pluto that’s located in the Kuiper Belt at the solar system’s edge (SN: 8/23/22).

Quaoar is a dwarf planet whose orbit extends beyond the orbit of Neptune. NASA JPL has not classified Quaoar as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.