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Quaoar was discovered on June 4, 2002 by astronomers Chad Trujillo and Michael Brown at the California Institute of Technology, from images acquired at the Samuel Oschin Telescope at Palomar Observatory.
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Is Quaoar an official dwarf planet or nearly certain dwarf planet?
Quaoar is an official dwarf planet.
Is Quaoar a dwarf planet?
Yes, Quaoar is a dwarf planet. Quaoar's estimated density of around 2.2 g/cm3 and estimated size of 1,100 km suggests that it is a dwarf planet.
Where is planet Quaoar?
Quaoar is not a planet, though it may be a dwarf planet. Quaoar is located in the Kuiper Belt beyond the orbit of Neptune. It orbits the sun at a somewhat greater distance than Pluto does.
Who discovered Quaoar?
Yo face
Is Quaoar a planet?
No, it's too small to be a planet, it's a dwarf planet.
What are the differences between quaoar and Pluto?
They are two different objects with different orbits. Pluto is a dwarf planet, and Quaoar might be a dwarf planet, but is right now classified as a minor planet. They also probably have very different compositions, but we don't know much about Pluto and even less about Quaoar.
What date was Mercury discovered?
There is no actual date of when the planet Mercury was discovered. The planet was first recorded by a Babylonian astrologer but it was called Apollo then.
Is there a 25th planet?
There is one they were not just eight nor nine they are exact twenty five if you don't know this planet they might say you are a dumb astronaut cause it is Karla, it has no official picture from NASA but it was a newly discovered planet, Smiley is the 24th one and 23 is Quaoar, did you know that Quaoar has a moon! It's WeyWot. So if you don't believe you are an official DUMB Astronaut!F****** b****
Where is the newly found planet located?
which one? Sedna Quaoar Eris??
What planet has the US discovered as a highly civilized planet?
No highly civilised planet has ever been discovered to date. Including the one you are stood on.
What planet was the second last to be discovered?
I think planet x was the last to be discovered. Not sure
How is Pluto more like Quaoar and Sedna than it is like Neptune?
Pluto, Sedna, and Quaoar are all solid objects with icy surfaces and are small when compared to the planets of the solar system. Saturn is a giant planet primarily composed of hydrogen and helium. It does not have a solid surface.
