Quaoar is a dwarf planet whose orbit extends beyond the orbit of Neptune. NASA JPL has not classified Quaoar as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
Quaoar orbits the sun every 104,000 days (284.74 years), coming as close as 41.60 AU and reaching as far as 45.02 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, Quaoar is probably between 872.077 to 1950.024 kilometers in diameter, making it the largest asteroid/dwarf planet, very roughly comparable in size to the U.S. state of Alaska.
The rotation of Quaoar has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 8.84 hours.
Quaoar's orbit is 40.60 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is an extremely wide berth between this asteroid and Earth at all times.
Orbital simulations conducted by NASA JPL's CNEOS do not show any close approaches to Earth.
Quaoar's orbit is determined by observations dating back to May 25, 1954. It was last officially observed on Aug. 9, 2022. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 705 observations used to determine its orbit.
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