Quaoar

American  

[kwah-wahr] / ˈkwɑ wɑr /

noun

1. Astronomy. a dwarf planet with rings found in the Kuiper belt.

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Quaoar Scientific  

/ kwä′ə-wär′ /

1. 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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Quaoar

“It was a big surprise,” said Chrystian Luciano Pereira, a doctoral student at the National Observatory in Brazil who led the observations of the world, known as Quaoar.

From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2023

Another occultation occurred on Aug. 9 last year, and astronomers again pointed telescopes, large and small, at Quaoar in hopes of learning more about the ring.

From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2023

The ring surrounds Quaoar, which is around half the size of Pluto and located beyond Neptune.

From Scientific American ● Feb. 11, 2023

The researchers discovered the ring system while investigating whether Quaoar has an atmosphere.

From Scientific American ● Feb. 11, 2023

Rather, astronomers found it indirectly, when distant stars happened to pass behind Quaoar, blocking the starlight.

From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2023