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[edit] Summary
Orbit of 50000 Quaoar - Polar view. Plotted by a program written by Eurocommuter.
[edit] Graph
- Orbits
- 50000 Quaoar in blue
- Pluto in red
- Neptune in grey (shown as a circle to represent the ecliptic)
- Orbits plotted in brighter colours above the ecliptic and darker below.
- Major axis drawn showing perihelia (q) and aphelia (Q) and the dates of the passage.
- Bodies
- Relative Sizes (not to scale with the orbits), colours and albedos illustrated
- The bodies' positions as of April 2006 (move less than 1 pixel in a year).
- Orientation
- The Sun in the centre.
- Yellow segment points toward the vernal point.
- View from the North Pole
[edit] Data Source
- For planets: Jet Propulsion Laboratory: Keplerian Elements for Approximate Positions of the Major Planets [1]
- For TNOs: MPCORB as of Feb 14th, 2006
| Description |
The orbit of 50000 Quaoar - polar view (Transneptunian object) |
|---|---|
| Source |
Plotted by a program written by the author |
| Date |
23 April 2006 |
| Author | |
| Permission (Reusing this image) |
see Licence tag |
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File history
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| Date/Time | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
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| current | 07:52, 17 March 2007 | 400×400 (373 KB) | Eurocommuter | (Fixed label) |
| 12:57, 23 April 2006 | 400×400 (373 KB) | Eurocommuter | (Fixed size and colour.) | |
| 09:59, 23 April 2006 | 400×400 (373 KB) | Eurocommuter | (Orbit of 5000 Quaoar. By Eurocommuter.) |
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