(136472) Makemake
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	2 Mar 2026	17.1	52.723 AU	51.966 AU	13h28m	+20°40'	139.5°	0.7°
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)                : 0.1604220
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 45.5109238
            i (Inclination)                 : 29.03230
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 79.26907
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 297.07680
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 169.31830
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 19.58315
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -25.60167
            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
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   13 28 30.4   +20 40 55    51.966   52.723  139.5    0.7   257   17.1 
2026-03-02 14:58 UT   13 28 28.6   +20 41 16    51.961   52.723  139.9    0.7   256   17.1 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   13 28 27.6   +20 41 29    51.958   52.723  140.2    0.7   256   17.1 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   13 28 24.7   +20 42 04    51.950   52.723  140.9    0.7   254   17.1 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   13 28 21.8   +20 42 38    51.943   52.724  141.6    0.7   253   17.1 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   13 28 18.8   +20 43 12    51.936   52.724  142.2    0.7   252   17.1 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   13 28 15.7   +20 43 45    51.929   52.724  142.9    0.7   251   17.1 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   13 28 12.6   +20 44 19    51.922   52.724  143.5    0.6   249   17.1 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   13 28 09.5   +20 44 52    51.916   52.724  144.2    0.6   248   17.1 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   13 28 06.3   +20 45 25    51.910   52.724  144.8    0.6   247   17.1 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   13 28 03.1   +20 45 58    51.904   52.724  145.4    0.6   245   17.0 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   13 27 59.8   +20 46 31    51.898   52.724  145.9    0.6   244   17.0 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   13 27 56.5   +20 47 03    51.893   52.724  146.5    0.6   242   17.0 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   13 27 53.1   +20 47 35    51.887   52.724  147.0    0.6   241   17.0 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   13 27 49.7   +20 48 06    51.882   52.724  147.5    0.6   239   17.0 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   13 27 46.3   +20 48 38    51.878   52.724  148.0    0.6   237   17.0 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   13 27 42.8   +20 49 09    51.873   52.724  148.5    0.6   236   17.0 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   13 27 39.3   +20 49 39    51.869   52.724  149.0    0.6   234   17.0 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   13 27 35.7   +20 50 09    51.865   52.724  149.4    0.6   232   17.0 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   13 27 32.2   +20 50 39    51.862   52.724  149.8    0.5   230   17.0 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   13 27 28.5   +20 51 09    51.858   52.724  150.1    0.5   228   17.0 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   13 27 24.9   +20 51 38    51.855   52.724  150.5    0.5   226   17.0 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   13 27 21.2   +20 52 06    51.852   52.725  150.8    0.5   225   17.0 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   13 27 17.5   +20 52 35    51.850   52.725  151.1    0.5   223   17.0 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   13 27 13.7   +20 53 02    51.847   52.725  151.4    0.5   221   17.0 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   13 27 09.9   +20 53 30    51.845   52.725  151.6    0.5   218   17.0 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   13 27 06.1   +20 53 57    51.843   52.725  151.8    0.5   216   17.0 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   13 27 02.3   +20 54 23    51.842   52.725  151.9    0.5   214   17.0 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   13 26 58.5   +20 54 49    51.841   52.725  152.1    0.5   212   17.0 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   13 26 54.6   +20 55 15    51.840   52.725  152.2    0.5   210   17.0 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   13 26 50.7   +20 55 40    51.839   52.725  152.2    0.5   208   17.0 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   13 26 46.8   +20 56 04    51.839   52.725  152.3    0.5   206   17.0 

    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.