1. Quaoar
Creation mythology
of the Tongva people
A World Beyond Pluto

2. Quaoar Characteristics
Diameter : 800 miles
Mass : 2.6 X 1021 kg
Density : 4.2 g/cm3
Surface Gravity : – miles / sec.2
Extra Fact : 50,000 asteroids = Quaoar volume

3. Quaoar Orbit Average Orbital Speed : 2.05 miles /sec.
Average Distance To Sun : 43 AU
Period Of Rotation : days
Period Of Revolution : 288 years
Extra Fact : Nearly circular orbit

4. Quaoar Surface & Atmosphere
Terrain : Rocky & hilly
Temperature Range : -220 to -160 ˚C
Atmosphere : No known atmosphere
Geology : Water ice, Methanol ice, CO ice
Extra Fact : Has a red surface

5. Quaoar Discovery Discovered By : Chad Trujillo & Mike Brown
Date Discovered : June 4th, 2002
Time Of Discovery : 10:48pm
Found in constellation Ophiuchus
Used a Palomar 48 in. ground telescope

6. Quaoar Facts 1st Trans-Neptunian object measured by HST
May gain status of dwarf planet
400 km wider than Ceres
7 billion miles beyond Neptune’s orbit
May have once collided with a Mars-sized object

7. Quaoar Video

8. Literature Cited The Universe
1001 Things Everyone Should Know About The Universe