(136472) Makemake
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	19 Dec 2024	17.2	52.698 AU	52.902 AU	13h25m	+20°34'	77.5°	1.0°
Opposition	30 Mar 2025	17.1	52.704 AU	51.819 AU	13h23m	+21°25'	152.1°	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)                : 0.1635305
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 45.3841853
            i (Inclination)                 : 29.03373
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 79.26067
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 296.75538
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 168.41462
            Epoch                           : 2024 Oct 17

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 19.22931
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -25.68124
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 305.74            
        

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. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2024-12-19 00:00 UT   13 25 48.1   +20 34 27    52.902   52.698   77.5    1.0   301   17.2 
2024-12-19 00:33 UT   13 25 48.2   +20 34 27    52.902   52.698   77.5    1.0   301   17.2 
2024-12-20 00:00 UT   13 25 50.5   +20 34 43    52.887   52.698   78.4    1.0   301   17.2 
2024-12-21 00:00 UT   13 25 52.9   +20 34 60    52.872   52.698   79.3    1.1   300   17.2 
2024-12-22 00:00 UT   13 25 55.1   +20 35 17    52.857   52.698   80.2    1.1   300   17.2 
2024-12-23 00:00 UT   13 25 57.4   +20 35 35    52.842   52.698   81.1    1.1   299   17.2 
2024-12-24 00:00 UT   13 25 59.5   +20 35 54    52.826   52.698   82.0    1.1   299   17.2 
2024-12-25 00:00 UT   13 26 01.5   +20 36 13    52.811   52.698   82.9    1.1   298   17.2 
2024-12-26 00:00 UT   13 26 03.5   +20 36 33    52.796   52.698   83.8    1.1   298   17.2 
2024-12-27 00:00 UT   13 26 05.4   +20 36 53    52.780   52.698   84.7    1.1   297   17.2 
2024-12-28 00:00 UT   13 26 07.3   +20 37 14    52.765   52.698   85.6    1.1   297   17.2 
2024-12-29 00:00 UT   13 26 09.0   +20 37 35    52.750   52.698   86.5    1.1   296   17.2 
2024-12-30 00:00 UT   13 26 10.7   +20 37 57    52.734   52.698   87.4    1.1   296   17.1 
2024-12-31 00:00 UT   13 26 12.3   +20 38 20    52.719   52.699   88.3    1.1   296   17.1 
2025-01-01 00:00 UT   13 26 13.9   +20 38 43    52.703   52.699   89.2    1.1   295   17.1 
2025-01-02 00:00 UT   13 26 15.3   +20 39 06    52.688   52.699   90.1    1.1   295   17.1 
2025-01-03 00:00 UT   13 26 16.7   +20 39 31    52.673   52.699   91.0    1.1   294   17.1 
2025-01-04 00:00 UT   13 26 18.0   +20 39 55    52.657   52.699   91.9    1.1   294   17.1 
2025-01-05 00:00 UT   13 26 19.2   +20 40 20    52.642   52.699   92.8    1.1   293   17.1 
2025-01-06 00:00 UT   13 26 20.4   +20 40 46    52.626   52.699   93.7    1.1   293   17.1 
2025-01-07 00:00 UT   13 26 21.5   +20 41 12    52.611   52.699   94.6    1.1   292   17.1 
2025-01-08 00:00 UT   13 26 22.5   +20 41 38    52.596   52.699   95.5    1.1   292   17.1 
2025-01-09 00:00 UT   13 26 23.4   +20 42 05    52.580   52.699   96.4    1.1   291   17.1 
2025-01-10 00:00 UT   13 26 24.2   +20 42 33    52.565   52.699   97.3    1.1   291   17.1 
2025-01-11 00:00 UT   13 26 25.0   +20 43 01    52.550   52.699   98.2    1.1   290   17.1 
2025-01-12 00:00 UT   13 26 25.6   +20 43 29    52.535   52.699   99.1    1.1   290   17.1 
2025-01-13 00:00 UT   13 26 26.2   +20 43 58    52.519   52.699  100.0    1.1   289   17.1 
2025-01-14 00:00 UT   13 26 26.8   +20 44 27    52.504   52.699  100.9    1.1   289   17.1 
2025-01-15 00:00 UT   13 26 27.2   +20 44 56    52.489   52.699  101.8    1.0   288   17.1 
2025-01-16 00:00 UT   13 26 27.6   +20 45 26    52.474   52.700  102.7    1.0   288   17.1 
2025-01-17 00:00 UT   13 26 27.8   +20 45 56    52.459   52.700  103.6    1.0   287   17.1 
2025-01-18 00:00 UT   13 26 28.1   +20 46 27    52.445   52.700  104.5    1.0   287   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.