File:TheKuiperBelt Orbits Quaoar.svg
Orbit of 50000 Quaoar - ecliptic view. Plotted by a program written by Eurocommuter.
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 ~10 degrees above the ecliptic, longitude ~20 degrees.
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 - ecliptic view (Transneptunian object) |
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Source | Plotted by a program written by the author |
Author | User:Eurocommuter |
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