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Quaoar is an official dwarf planet.

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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.


Is Quaoar a dwarf planet?

Yes, Quaoar is considered a dwarf planet. It is located in the Kuiper Belt, beyond Neptune, and has not cleared its orbit of other debris. This makes it one of the criteria for being classified as a dwarf planet.


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****


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.


Where is the newly found planet located?

which one? Sedna Quaoar Eris??


Does quaoar have rings?

No, Quaoar does not have rings. Quaoar is a dwarf planet located in the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune, and it is not known to possess any ring system like some other bodies in the Solar System.


What is the diameter in miles of dwarf planet Quaoar?

Its mean diameter in miles is around 525 miles (844km). Astronomers are unsure of its shape as it is so small and far away, so it remains a dwarf planet candidate. If it turns out that it is approximately spherical in shape, then it is likely to be classified as an official dwarf planet.


What in the solar system starts with Q?

quasar : a very bright, very distant object, similar to a star


What was the date planet quaoar was discovered?

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.


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.


Is that any satellite that name is cour?

I don't think so. Check the spelling. There is a dwarf planet - not satellite - called Quaoar.