Size, Shape, Density, and Atmospheric Limit of (50000) Quaoar Revealed from 14 years of Stellar Occultation

Giuliano Margoti, Felipe Braga-Ribas, José Luis Ortiz, Bruno Sicardy, Josselin Desmars, B. E. Morgado, Eros de Oliveira Gradovski, Chrystian Luciano Pereira, Pablo Santos-Sanz, Altair Ramos Gomes-Júnior, Julio Ignacio Bueno de Camargo, Marcelo Assafin, Roberto Vieira-Martins, Yucel Kilic, Damya Souami, René Duffard, Gustavo Benedetti-Rossi, Tiago Pinheiro, Maísa Poiani, Eduardo Rondón, Emilio Marcelo, Dave Herald, Rafael Sfair, Nicolas Morales, Francois Colas, Frédéric Vachier, Mónica Vara Lubiano, Rodrigo Boufleur, Mert Acar, Francisco J. Aceituno, Miguel R. Alarcon, Sinan Alis, Sergio Alonso, Javier Alonso-Santiago, Flavia Amadio, Laerte Andrade, Pascal André, Jonatã Arcas-Silva, Alper K. Ates, David Lafuente Aznar, Michael Backes, Mehmed Naim Bagiran, Nelson Balcar, M. A. Barry, Khalid Barkaoui, Wolfgang Beisker, Kirk Bender, Zouhair Benkhaldoun, Svetlana Boeva, Eberhard H. R. Bredner, Richard Busuttil, A. Y. Burdanov, Oscar Canales, Javier Zaragoza-Cardiel, V. Casanova, Matheus Leal Castanheira, Peter Ceravolo, Steven J. Conard, Luciano Negrello Correa, Daniel V. Cotton, V. S. Dhillon, Serena Diamond, Vlad Dumitrescu, Joan Dunham, David W. Dunham, Christopher L. Duston, Eslam Elhosseiny, Orhan Erece, Sila Eryilmaz, Emilio J. Fernandez-García, Suleyman Fisek, R. Scott Fisher, Clyde Foster, Eric Frappa, Antonio Frasca, Jonah Frey, José María Gómez-Limón Gallardo, Jose Luis Maestre Garcia, Dave Gault, Kosmas Gazeas, Kai Getrost, Michaël Gillon, Alan Gilmore, Robert Glassey, Bruce Gowe, K. D. Green, William Hanna, Nicholas J. Haigh, Dean Hooper, Kamil Hornoch, Dragana Ilić, Cristóvão Jacques, Felix Jankowsky, Emmanuel Jehin, Selami Kalkan, Roxanne Kamin, Monika K. Kaminska, Shai Kaspi, J. J. Kavelaars, Stephen Kerr, Ulrich Kolb, Richard Komžík, Dogan T. Koseoglu, Mike Kretlow, Sangeeta Kuchibhotla, Jean Lecacheux, Arnaud Leroy, Alexios Liakos, Luana Liberato, Peter Lindner, S. P. Littlefair, Jose M. Madiedo, Natalio Maícas, Marcio Malacarne, Paul Maley, Jan Mánek, Anna Marciniak, Patrick Martinez, Ramón Iglesias-Marzoa, Graeme McKay, Steve Messner, Zdenek Moravec, Eduardo Fonseca Morato, Messias Fidêncio Neto, John Newman, Vadim Nikitin, Richard Nolthenius, Peter Nosworthy, Mohammad Odeh, W. Ogloza, Sibel Otken, Sacit Özdemir, András Pál, Ashley Pennell, Amauri Pereira, Carles Perello, Jean Perkins, Konstantin von Poschinger, Thiago do Prado, Theodor Pribulla, Sohrab Rahvar, Giovana Ramon, Seth Redfield, Claudine Rinner, Jean-Pierre Rivet, Johannes Antunes Nascimento Rodrigues, Antonio Román-Reche, Flavia Luane Rommel, T. de Santana, T. Santana-Ros, Antoni Selva, Christoph M. Schaefer, Andrew Scheck, Carles Schnabel, Olivier Schreurs, Andreas Schweizer, M. Serra-Ricart, Michael F. Skrutskie, Ned Smith, Colin Snodgrass, Eda Sonbas, A. Sota, Rafael Ribeiro de Sousa, Fabio Augusto Spina, Theodore Swift, Róbert Szakáts, Ali Takey, Mohammad F. Talafha, Ramachrisna Teixeira, Zahide Terzioğlu, Qiushi Chris Tian, Vagelis Tsamis, Eyüp Kaan Ülgen, Anne Verbiscer, Oliver Vince, Marcos Rincon Voelzke, Christian Weber, Julien de Wit, Michal Zejmo

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10.3847/1538-4357/ae907e
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@article{allodium:10.3847/1538-4357/ae907e,
  title = {Size, Shape, Density, and Atmospheric Limit of (50000) Quaoar Revealed from 14 years of Stellar Occultation},
  author = {Giuliano Margoti and Felipe Braga-Ribas and José Luis Ortiz and Bruno Sicardy and Josselin Desmars and B. E. Morgado and Eros de Oliveira Gradovski and Chrystian Luciano Pereira and Pablo Santos-Sanz and Altair Ramos Gomes-Júnior and Julio Ignacio Bueno de Camargo and Marcelo Assafin and Roberto Vieira-Martins and Yucel Kilic and Damya Souami and René Duffard and Gustavo Benedetti-Rossi and Tiago Pinheiro and Maísa Poiani and Eduardo Rondón and Emilio Marcelo and Dave Herald and Rafael Sfair and Nicolas Morales and Francois Colas and Frédéric Vachier and Mónica Vara Lubiano and Rodrigo Boufleur and Mert Acar and Francisco J. Aceituno and Miguel R. Alarcon and Sinan Alis and Sergio Alonso and Javier Alonso-Santiago and Flavia Amadio and Laerte Andrade and Pascal André and Jonatã Arcas-Silva and Alper K. Ates and David Lafuente Aznar and Michael Backes and Mehmed Naim Bagiran and Nelson Balcar and M. A. Barry and Khalid Barkaoui and Wolfgang Beisker and Kirk Bender and Zouhair Benkhaldoun and Svetlana Boeva and Eberhard H. R. Bredner and Richard Busuttil and A. Y. Burdanov and Oscar Canales and Javier Zaragoza-Cardiel and V. Casanova and Matheus Leal Castanheira and Peter Ceravolo and Steven J. Conard and Luciano Negrello Correa and Daniel V. Cotton and V. S. Dhillon and Serena Diamond and Vlad Dumitrescu and Joan Dunham and David W. Dunham and Christopher L. Duston and Eslam Elhosseiny and Orhan Erece and Sila Eryilmaz and Emilio J. Fernandez-García and Suleyman Fisek and R. Scott Fisher and Clyde Foster and Eric Frappa and Antonio Frasca and Jonah Frey and José María Gómez-Limón Gallardo and Jose Luis Maestre Garcia and Dave Gault and Kosmas Gazeas and Kai Getrost and Michaël Gillon and Alan Gilmore and Robert Glassey and Bruce Gowe and K. D. Green and William Hanna and Nicholas J. Haigh and Dean Hooper and Kamil Hornoch and Dragana Ilić and Cristóvão Jacques and Felix Jankowsky and Emmanuel Jehin and Selami Kalkan and Roxanne Kamin and Monika K. Kaminska and Shai Kaspi and J. J. Kavelaars and Stephen Kerr and Ulrich Kolb and Richard Komžík and Dogan T. Koseoglu and Mike Kretlow and Sangeeta Kuchibhotla and Jean Lecacheux and Arnaud Leroy and Alexios Liakos and Luana Liberato and Peter Lindner and S. P. Littlefair and Jose M. Madiedo and Natalio Maícas and Marcio Malacarne and Paul Maley and Jan Mánek and Anna Marciniak and Patrick Martinez and Ramón Iglesias-Marzoa and Graeme McKay and Steve Messner and Zdenek Moravec and Eduardo Fonseca Morato and Messias Fidêncio Neto and John Newman and Vadim Nikitin and Richard Nolthenius and Peter Nosworthy and Mohammad Odeh and W. Ogloza and Sibel Otken and Sacit Özdemir and András Pál and Ashley Pennell and Amauri Pereira and Carles Perello and Jean Perkins and Konstantin von Poschinger and Thiago do Prado and Theodor Pribulla and Sohrab Rahvar and Giovana Ramon and Seth Redfield and Claudine Rinner and Jean-Pierre Rivet and Johannes Antunes Nascimento Rodrigues and Antonio Román-Reche and Flavia Luane Rommel and T. de Santana and T. Santana-Ros and Antoni Selva and Christoph M. Schaefer and Andrew Scheck and Carles Schnabel and Olivier Schreurs and Andreas Schweizer and M. Serra-Ricart and Michael F. Skrutskie and Ned Smith and Colin Snodgrass and Eda Sonbas and A. Sota and Rafael Ribeiro de Sousa and Fabio Augusto Spina and Theodore Swift and Róbert Szakáts and Ali Takey and Mohammad F. Talafha and Ramachrisna Teixeira and Zahide Terzioğlu and Qiushi Chris Tian and Vagelis Tsamis and Eyüp Kaan Ülgen and Anne Verbiscer and Oliver Vince and Marcos Rincon Voelzke and Christian Weber and Julien de Wit and Michal Zejmo},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {The Astrophysical Journal},
  doi = {10.3847/1538-4357/ae907e},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ae907e}
}

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AU  - Bruno Sicardy
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AU  - Rafael Sfair
AU  - Nicolas Morales
AU  - Francois Colas
AU  - Frédéric Vachier
AU  - Mónica Vara Lubiano
AU  - Rodrigo Boufleur
AU  - Mert Acar
AU  - Francisco J. Aceituno
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AU  - Javier Alonso-Santiago
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AU  - Laerte Andrade
AU  - Pascal André
AU  - Jonatã Arcas-Silva
AU  - Alper K. Ates
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AU  - Michael Backes
AU  - Mehmed Naim Bagiran
AU  - Nelson Balcar
AU  - M. A. Barry
AU  - Khalid Barkaoui
AU  - Wolfgang Beisker
AU  - Kirk Bender
AU  - Zouhair Benkhaldoun
AU  - Svetlana Boeva
AU  - Eberhard H. R. Bredner
AU  - Richard Busuttil
AU  - A. Y. Burdanov
AU  - Oscar Canales
AU  - Javier Zaragoza-Cardiel
AU  - V. Casanova
AU  - Matheus Leal Castanheira
AU  - Peter Ceravolo
AU  - Steven J. Conard
AU  - Luciano Negrello Correa
AU  - Daniel V. Cotton
AU  - V. S. Dhillon
AU  - Serena Diamond
AU  - Vlad Dumitrescu
AU  - Joan Dunham
AU  - David W. Dunham
AU  - Christopher L. Duston
AU  - Eslam Elhosseiny
AU  - Orhan Erece
AU  - Sila Eryilmaz
AU  - Emilio J. Fernandez-García
AU  - Suleyman Fisek
AU  - R. Scott Fisher
AU  - Clyde Foster
AU  - Eric Frappa
AU  - Antonio Frasca
AU  - Jonah Frey
AU  - José María Gómez-Limón Gallardo
AU  - Jose Luis Maestre Garcia
AU  - Dave Gault
AU  - Kosmas Gazeas
AU  - Kai Getrost
AU  - Michaël Gillon
AU  - Alan Gilmore
AU  - Robert Glassey
AU  - Bruce Gowe
AU  - K. D. Green
AU  - William Hanna
AU  - Nicholas J. Haigh
AU  - Dean Hooper
AU  - Kamil Hornoch
AU  - Dragana Ilić
AU  - Cristóvão Jacques
AU  - Felix Jankowsky
AU  - Emmanuel Jehin
AU  - Selami Kalkan
AU  - Roxanne Kamin
AU  - Monika K. Kaminska
AU  - Shai Kaspi
AU  - J. J. Kavelaars
AU  - Stephen Kerr
AU  - Ulrich Kolb
AU  - Richard Komžík
AU  - Dogan T. Koseoglu
AU  - Mike Kretlow
AU  - Sangeeta Kuchibhotla
AU  - Jean Lecacheux
AU  - Arnaud Leroy
AU  - Alexios Liakos
AU  - Luana Liberato
AU  - Peter Lindner
AU  - S. P. Littlefair
AU  - Jose M. Madiedo
AU  - Natalio Maícas
AU  - Marcio Malacarne
AU  - Paul Maley
AU  - Jan Mánek
AU  - Anna Marciniak
AU  - Patrick Martinez
AU  - Ramón Iglesias-Marzoa
AU  - Graeme McKay
AU  - Steve Messner
AU  - Zdenek Moravec
AU  - Eduardo Fonseca Morato
AU  - Messias Fidêncio Neto
AU  - John Newman
AU  - Vadim Nikitin
AU  - Richard Nolthenius
AU  - Peter Nosworthy
AU  - Mohammad Odeh
AU  - W. Ogloza
AU  - Sibel Otken
AU  - Sacit Özdemir
AU  - András Pál
AU  - Ashley Pennell
AU  - Amauri Pereira
AU  - Carles Perello
AU  - Jean Perkins
AU  - Konstantin von Poschinger
AU  - Thiago do Prado
AU  - Theodor Pribulla
AU  - Sohrab Rahvar
AU  - Giovana Ramon
AU  - Seth Redfield
AU  - Claudine Rinner
AU  - Jean-Pierre Rivet
AU  - Johannes Antunes Nascimento Rodrigues
AU  - Antonio Román-Reche
AU  - Flavia Luane Rommel
AU  - T. de Santana
AU  - T. Santana-Ros
AU  - Antoni Selva
AU  - Christoph M. Schaefer
AU  - Andrew Scheck
AU  - Carles Schnabel
AU  - Olivier Schreurs
AU  - Andreas Schweizer
AU  - M. Serra-Ricart
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AU  - Ned Smith
AU  - Colin Snodgrass
AU  - Eda Sonbas
AU  - A. Sota
AU  - Rafael Ribeiro de Sousa
AU  - Fabio Augusto Spina
AU  - Theodore Swift
AU  - Róbert Szakáts
AU  - Ali Takey
AU  - Mohammad F. Talafha
AU  - Ramachrisna Teixeira
AU  - Zahide Terzioğlu
AU  - Qiushi Chris Tian
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AU  - Eyüp Kaan Ülgen
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AU  - Oliver Vince
AU  - Marcos Rincon Voelzke
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Margoti, G., Braga-Ribas, F., Ortiz, J. L., Sicardy, B., Desmars, J., Morgado, B. E., Gradovski, E. D. O., Pereira, C. L., Santos-Sanz, P., Gomes-Júnior, A. R., Camargo, J. I. B. D., Assafin, M., Vieira-Martins, R., Kilic, Y., Souami, D., Duffard, R., Benedetti-Rossi, G., Pinheiro, T., Poiani, M., Rondón, E., Marcelo, E., Herald, D., Sfair, R., Morales, N., Colas, F., Vachier, F., Lubiano, M. V., Boufleur, R., Acar, M., Aceituno, F. J., Alarcon, M. R., Alis, S., Alonso, S., Alonso-Santiago, J., Amadio, F., Andrade, L., André, P., Arcas-Silva, J., Ates, A. K., Aznar, D. L., Backes, M., Bagiran, M. N., Balcar, N., Barry, M. A., Barkaoui, K., Beisker, W., Bender, K., Benkhaldoun, Z., Boeva, S., Bredner, E. H. R., Busuttil, R., Burdanov, A. Y., Canales, O., Zaragoza-Cardiel, J., Casanova, V., Castanheira, M. L., Ceravolo, P., Conard, S. J., Correa, L. N., Cotton, D. V., Dhillon, V. S., Diamond, S., Dumitrescu, V., Dunham, J., Dunham, D. W., Duston, C. L., Elhosseiny, E., Erece, O., Eryilmaz, S., Fernandez-García, E. J., Fisek, S., Fisher, R. S., Foster, C., Frappa, E., Frasca, A., Frey, J., Gallardo, J. M. G., Garcia, J. L. M., Gault, D., Gazeas, K., Getrost, K., Gillon, M., Gilmore, A., Glassey, R., Gowe, B., Green, K. D., Hanna, W., Haigh, N. J., Hooper, D., Hornoch, K., Ilić, D., Jacques, C., Jankowsky, F., Jehin, E., Kalkan, S., Kamin, R., Kaminska, M. K., Kaspi, S., Kavelaars, J. J., Kerr, S., Kolb, U., Komžík, R., Koseoglu, D. T., Kretlow, M., Kuchibhotla, S., Lecacheux, J., Leroy, A., Liakos, A., Liberato, L., Lindner, P., Littlefair, S. P., Madiedo, J. M., Maícas, N., Malacarne, M., Maley, P., Mánek, J., Marciniak, A., Martinez, P., Iglesias-Marzoa, R., McKay, G., Messner, S., Moravec, Z., Morato, E. F., Neto, M. F., Newman, J., Nikitin, V., Nolthenius, R., Nosworthy, P., Odeh, M., Ogloza, W., Otken, S., Özdemir, S., Pál, A., Pennell, A., Pereira, A., Perello, C., Perkins, J., Poschinger, K. V., Prado, T. D., Pribulla, T., Rahvar, S., Ramon, G., Redfield, S., Rinner, C., Rivet, J., Rodrigues, J. A. N., Román-Reche, A., Rommel, F. L., Santana, T. D., Santana-Ros, T., Selva, A., Schaefer, C. M., Scheck, A., Schnabel, C., Schreurs, O., Schweizer, A., Serra-Ricart, M., Skrutskie, M. F., Smith, N., Snodgrass, C., Sonbas, E., Sota, A., Sousa, R. R. D., Spina, F. A., Swift, T., Szakáts, R., Takey, A., Talafha, M. F., Teixeira, R., Terzioğlu, Z., Tian, Q. C., Tsamis, V., Ülgen, E. K., Verbiscer, A., Vince, O., Voelzke, M. R., Weber, C., Wit, J. D., & Zejmo, M. (2026). Size, Shape, Density, and Atmospheric Limit of (50000) Quaoar Revealed from 14 years of Stellar Occultation. The Astrophysical Journal. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ae907e

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