(136472) Makemake |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 5 Dec 2024 | 17.2 | 52.697 AU | 53.103 AU | 13h25m | +20°31' | 65.2° | 1.0° |
Opposition | 30 Mar 2025 | 17.1 | 52.704 AU | 51.819 AU | 13h23m | +21°25' | 152.1° | 0.5° |
(136472) Makemake - 2024-12-05
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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
2024-12-05 00:00 UT 13 25 07.4 +20 31 45 53.103 52.697 65.2 1.0 308 17.2
2024-12-05 04:59 UT 13 25 08.1 +20 31 47 53.100 52.697 65.3 1.0 308 17.2
2024-12-06 00:00 UT 13 25 10.7 +20 31 53 53.090 52.697 66.0 1.0 308 17.2
2024-12-07 00:00 UT 13 25 14.0 +20 32 01 53.076 52.697 66.9 1.0 307 17.2
2024-12-08 00:00 UT 13 25 17.2 +20 32 09 53.062 52.697 67.8 1.0 307 17.2
2024-12-09 00:00 UT 13 25 20.3 +20 32 18 53.048 52.697 68.7 1.0 306 17.2
2024-12-10 00:00 UT 13 25 23.4 +20 32 28 53.034 52.697 69.5 1.0 306 17.2
2024-12-11 00:00 UT 13 25 26.4 +20 32 39 53.019 52.697 70.4 1.0 305 17.2
2024-12-12 00:00 UT 13 25 29.3 +20 32 50 53.005 52.697 71.3 1.0 305 17.2
2024-12-13 00:00 UT 13 25 32.2 +20 33 02 52.990 52.697 72.2 1.0 304 17.2
2024-12-14 00:00 UT 13 25 35.0 +20 33 15 52.976 52.698 73.1 1.0 304 17.2
2024-12-15 00:00 UT 13 25 37.8 +20 33 28 52.961 52.698 73.9 1.0 303 17.2
2024-12-16 00:00 UT 13 25 40.5 +20 33 42 52.947 52.698 74.8 1.0 303 17.2
2024-12-17 00:00 UT 13 25 43.1 +20 33 56 52.932 52.698 75.7 1.0 302 17.2
2024-12-18 00:00 UT 13 25 45.6 +20 34 11 52.917 52.698 76.6 1.0 302 17.2
2024-12-19 00:00 UT 13 25 48.1 +20 34 27 52.902 52.698 77.5 1.0 301 17.2
2024-12-20 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
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.