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Quaoar

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Quaoar  (kwä-wär)
A Kuiper belt object that, with a diameter of about 1,288 km (800 mi), is the largest such object so far discovered. Quaoar is approximately the size of Charon, Pluto's moon, and has a nearly circular orbit at a distance of some 1.6 billion km (1 billion mi) beyond that of Pluto.
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Noun1.Quaoar - a planetoid discovered in 2002
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Scientists gave a nod to American Indian mythology when they named an icy object found beyond Pluto in 2002 after the Tongva creation deity Quaoar.
OTHER NAMES IN THE STARS EVENT OFFERS LESSONS IN ASTRONOMY by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
One KBO, identified in 2002, has been christened Quaoar, the name the indigenous inhabitants of the Los Angeles Basin gave to the creative force of the universe.
A 10th (or 12th) planet by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Until now, Quaoar had been the solar system's largest known object beyond Pluto (SN: 10/12/02, p.
Solar system record breaker by Cowen, R. / Science News
 
 
 
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