Dwarf planet Quaoar (pronounced “Kwawar”) lies far out beyond Neptune in a region of orbiting solar system objects known as the Kuiper Belt. With a diameter of around 690 miles (1,100km), Quaoar is the seventh-largest Kuiper Belt object – about half the size of nearby well-known Kuiper neighbor Pluto.
Scientists discover ring around dwarf planet but can’t explain it
Dwarf planet Quaoar (pronounced “Kwawar”) lies far out beyond Neptune in a region of orbiting solar system objects known as the Kuiper Belt. With a diameter of around 690 miles (1,100km), Quaoar is the seventh-largest Kuiper Belt object – about half the size of nearby well-known Kuiper neighbor Pluto.