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News Release 9 of 30

October 7, 2002 12:00 AM (EDT)

About the Object

Object Name:	Quaoar, 2002 LM60
Object Description:	Kuiper Belt Object
Position (J2000):	On July 5, 2002 R.A. 16h 36m 18s Dec. –14° 48' 0"
Constellation:	In July 2002 in Ophiuchus
Distance:	About 43 astronomical units (about 4 billion miles or 6.5 billion kilometers)
Dimensions:	Approximately 800 miles in diameter (about 1300 kilometers)

About the Data

Instrument:	ACS/HRC
Principal Astronomers:	M. Brown and C. Trujillo (Caltech)
Exposure Dates and Time:	July 5, 2002: 29 minutes (16 exposures, 110 seconds each) July 29, 2002: 32 minutes (16 exposures, 120 seconds each)
Filters:	F330W (U)

About the Image