Technical facts about this news release: 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 Image Credit: NASA and M. Brown (Caltech) Release Date: October 7, 2002 Orientation: ACS Images of KBO [ http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/2002/17/images/d/formats/compass_large_web.jpg ] *News Release Number:*: STScI-2002-17h
