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Quaoar
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Number
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50000
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Provisional name
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2002 LM60
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Class
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Cubewano
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Discovery date
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04.06.2002
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Discovery chart
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Discovery position
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10° Sagittarius 10' Rx
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Time of announcement
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07.10.2002 - 3:23 UT
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Orbital period
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288.0 years
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Orbit
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Aphelion
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45.284 AU
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Perihelion
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41.927 AU
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Semimajor axis
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43.605 AU
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Magnitude
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2.6
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Diameter
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about 1250 km
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 Digital photo by Eric Francis. Planet Waves Picture Galleries |
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Mythology
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