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Quaoar or better (worse) known as 50000 Quaoar is a binary trans Neptunian object and a candidate for a dwarf planet.

It is approximately 6.493 353 Tm (43.405 AU) from the Sun.

It was discovered on June 4, 2002 by Chad Trujillo and Michael Brown.

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