50000 Quaoar
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| 50000 Quaoar from 50000 Quaoar.rar in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9 client | |
| Designation | |
| Name | 50000 Quaoar |
| Reference body | Sun |
| Planetary mean orbits | |
| Epoch | 2004.5833333333 |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 6489102228456.6 m |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.0342882 |
| Inclination (i) | 7.18539300001416° (0.1254087659 radian) |
| Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) | 169.919253001189° (2.9656504274 radian) |
| Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) | 310.251932998462° (5.4149177415 radian) |
| Mean longitude (L) | 555.324173998975° (9.6922352522 radian) |
| Selected physical parameters | |
| Mean radius | 640000 m |
| Mass | 1.3×1021 kg |
| Rotation elements | |
| SidRotPeriod | 63643.68 seconds (17.6788 hours) |
| SidRotOffset | 0 |
| Obliqutiy | 0 |
| LAN | 0 |
| Note | *Elements given are from Quaoar.cfg (50000Quaoar.rar) |
Quaoar also 50000 Quaoar is a dwarf planet located in the Kuiper Belt beyond the orbit of Neptunemaking it a Trans-Neptunian object. It is about one-half the size of Pluto and includes ring and a small moon (Weywot). Quaoar was discovered by Chad Trujillo and Michael Brown at the Palomar Observatory on 4 June 2002.
Quaoar in Orbiter
Quaoar was introduced to Orbiter on 3 December 2002 with the release of quaoar.zip at AVSIM.net by McDope. It appears to be modeled as a gray sphere. Gravity at the surface is essentially zero, so landed the ship will tend to drift up. The Delta-glider's landing light on the Delta-glider seems to be inoperative on the surface of Quaoar.
| Add-on | Source | Version | Author | Type | Release Date | Compatibility | Wiki article |
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| 50000 Quaoar | O-F Resources | 2015-01-24 | Anroalh12 | Scenery | 24 January 2015 | ||
| Quaoar | O-F Resources | 2009-11-26 | Unknown OHM Addon Developer | Scenery | 26 November 2009 | ||
| Kuiper Objects Pack | O-F Resources | 2006-08-10 | markl316 | Scenery | 11 August 2006 | ||
| Quaoar | AVSIM | Manuel Amorim (McDope) | Scenery | 3 December 2002 | Orbiter 2002-P1 | ||
See also
Gallery
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50000 Quaoar from Kuiper Objects Pack.zip in Orbiter 2006P1 -
50000 Quaoar from Quaoar2.zip in Orbiter 2006P1 -
50000 Quaoar in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9 client -
50000 Quaoar from 50000 Quaoar.rar in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9 -
Hubble Space Telescope image of Quaoar and its moon Weywot taken in February 2006
from Wikimedia Commons -
Animation of three discovery images of Quaoar in June 2002
from Wikimedia Commons -
Ecliptic view of the orbits of the orbits of Neptune (gray), Pluto (red), Quaoar (blue)
from Wikimedia Commons -
Polar view of the orbits of Quaoar (yellow) and some other objects
from Wikimedia Commons
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