(136472) Makemake
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 Jan 2026	17.1	52.720 AU	52.682 AU	13h29m	+20°10'	91.7°	1.1°
Opposition	1 Apr 2026	17.0	52.725 AU	51.838 AU	13h26m	+20°56'	152.3°	0.5°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of Makemake are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1604218
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 45.5108988
            i (Inclination)                 : 29.03229
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 79.26915
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 297.07644
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 169.31869
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 19.58284
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -25.60175
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 307.02            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   13 29 19.2   +20 10 19    52.682   52.720   91.7    1.1   294   17.1 
2026-01-05 03:16 UT   13 29 19.4   +20 10 22    52.679   52.720   91.8    1.1   293   17.1 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   13 29 20.5   +20 10 44    52.666   52.720   92.6    1.1   293   17.1 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   13 29 21.6   +20 11 09    52.651   52.720   93.5    1.1   293   17.1 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   13 29 22.7   +20 11 35    52.635   52.720   94.4    1.1   292   17.1 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   13 29 23.7   +20 12 01    52.620   52.720   95.3    1.1   292   17.1 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   13 29 24.6   +20 12 28    52.605   52.721   96.2    1.1   291   17.1 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   13 29 25.4   +20 12 55    52.589   52.721   97.1    1.1   291   17.1 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   13 29 26.2   +20 13 22    52.574   52.721   98.0    1.1   290   17.1 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   13 29 26.9   +20 13 50    52.559   52.721   98.9    1.1   290   17.1 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   13 29 27.5   +20 14 19    52.544   52.721   99.9    1.1   289   17.1 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   13 29 28.0   +20 14 48    52.528   52.721  100.8    1.1   289   17.1 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   13 29 28.4   +20 15 17    52.513   52.721  101.7    1.0   288   17.1 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   13 29 28.8   +20 15 46    52.498   52.721  102.6    1.0   288   17.1 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   13 29 29.1   +20 16 16    52.483   52.721  103.5    1.0   287   17.1 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   13 29 29.3   +20 16 47    52.469   52.721  104.4    1.0   287   17.1 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   13 29 29.4   +20 17 18    52.454   52.721  105.2    1.0   286   17.1 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   13 29 29.5   +20 17 49    52.439   52.721  106.1    1.0   286   17.1 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   13 29 29.4   +20 18 20    52.424   52.721  107.0    1.0   285   17.1 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   13 29 29.3   +20 18 52    52.410   52.721  107.9    1.0   285   17.1 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   13 29 29.1   +20 19 24    52.395   52.721  108.8    1.0   284   17.1 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   13 29 28.9   +20 19 56    52.381   52.721  109.7    1.0   284   17.1 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   13 29 28.5   +20 20 29    52.367   52.721  110.6    1.0   283   17.1 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   13 29 28.1   +20 21 02    52.353   52.721  111.5    1.0   283   17.1 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   13 29 27.6   +20 21 35    52.339   52.722  112.4    1.0   282   17.1 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   13 29 27.0   +20 22 08    52.325   52.722  113.3    1.0   282   17.1 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   13 29 26.4   +20 22 42    52.311   52.722  114.1    1.0   281   17.1 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   13 29 25.6   +20 23 16    52.297   52.722  115.0    1.0   280   17.1 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   13 29 24.8   +20 23 50    52.284   52.722  115.9    1.0   280   17.1 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   13 29 23.9   +20 24 24    52.271   52.722  116.8    1.0   279   17.1 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   13 29 23.0   +20 24 58    52.257   52.722  117.6    0.9   279   17.1 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   13 29 21.9   +20 25 33    52.244   52.722  118.5    0.9   278   17.1 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.