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Kuiper Belt object

Quaoar

Semi-major axis43.2 AU
Eccentricity0.035
Inclination8.0°
Rotation8.84 h

Its orbit is nearly circular (e = 0.035, JPL Small-Body Database).

Catalogue number 50000 Quaoar (2002 LM60).

Sources

  1. JPL Small-Body Database (orbital elements, physical parameters)
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