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

From 2018 to 2021, Quaoar passed in front of four stars, and astronomers on Earth were able to observe the shadow of the eclipses, also known as stellar occultations.

From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2023

The ring became visible when it caused a roughly 5% to 10% dip in light from a background star, both before and after the main body of Quaoar passed in front of the star.

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

But no one can say that for sure, because images taken by even the most powerful telescopes have revealed Quaoar as only an indistinct blob.

From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2023

Quaoar orbits the sun in the Kuiper belt, a region of frozen debris beyond Neptune that includes Pluto.

From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2023