Quaoar in 3D — live position and orbit

A large Kuiper Belt object that surprised astronomers in 2023 with a system of rings orbiting far beyond the distance where rings should be stable — its moon Weywot may be responsible for keeping them from collapsing.

Quaoar is shown at its real position, computed from NASA/JPL ephemeris data. The view opens on Quaoar; you can travel in time, switch between the educational overview and the true-scale voyage, and compare it with every other body of the solar system.

Radius
549 km
Mass
1.21 × 10²¹ kg
Surface gravity
0.27 m/s²
Mean temperature
-229 °C
Distance from the Sun
43.133 AU
Orbital period
103 469 days
Axial tilt
0.0°
Known moons
1

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