(136472) Makemake
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	10 Nov 2026	17.1	52.737 AU	53.461 AU	13h29m	+19°33'	42.7°	0.7°
Opposition	2 Apr 2027	17.0	52.744 AU	51.856 AU	13h29m	+20°26'	152.4°	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)                : 0.1588848
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 45.5712208
            i (Inclination)                 : 29.02785
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 79.29501
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 297.09341
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 169.93633
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 19.62587
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -25.59376
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 307.64            
        

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
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   13 29 21.4   +19 33 41    53.461   52.737   42.7    0.7   327   17.1 
2026-11-10 21:20 UT   13 29 25.4   +19 33 31    53.453   52.737   43.3    0.7   327   17.1 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   13 29 25.9   +19 33 30    53.452   52.737   43.4    0.7   326   17.1 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   13 29 30.3   +19 33 20    53.442   52.737   44.2    0.7   326   17.1 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   13 29 34.8   +19 33 10    53.433   52.737   44.9    0.8   325   17.1 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   13 29 39.2   +19 33 01    53.423   52.737   45.7    0.8   324   17.1 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   13 29 43.5   +19 32 52    53.413   52.737   46.5    0.8   323   17.1 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   13 29 47.9   +19 32 44    53.403   52.737   47.2    0.8   322   17.1 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   13 29 52.2   +19 32 37    53.393   52.737   48.0    0.8   321   17.1 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   13 29 56.5   +19 32 31    53.383   52.737   48.8    0.8   320   17.1 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   13 30 00.7   +19 32 25    53.372   52.737   49.6    0.8   320   17.1 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   13 30 04.9   +19 32 20    53.361   52.737   50.4    0.8   319   17.1 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   13 30 09.0   +19 32 15    53.350   52.737   51.2    0.8   318   17.1 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   13 30 13.1   +19 32 11    53.339   52.737   52.0    0.8   317   17.1 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   13 30 17.2   +19 32 08    53.328   52.737   52.9    0.9   317   17.1 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   13 30 21.2   +19 32 06    53.316   52.737   53.7    0.9   316   17.1 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   13 30 25.2   +19 32 04    53.304   52.737   54.5    0.9   315   17.1 
2026-11-26 00:00 UT   13 30 29.1   +19 32 03    53.292   52.737   55.4    0.9   315   17.1 
2026-11-27 00:00 UT   13 30 33.0   +19 32 03    53.280   52.737   56.2    0.9   314   17.1 
2026-11-28 00:00 UT   13 30 36.8   +19 32 03    53.268   52.738   57.0    0.9   313   17.1 
2026-11-29 00:00 UT   13 30 40.6   +19 32 04    53.256   52.738   57.9    0.9   313   17.1 
2026-11-30 00:00 UT   13 30 44.3   +19 32 05    53.243   52.738   58.7    0.9   312   17.1 
2026-12-01 00:00 UT   13 30 48.0   +19 32 07    53.230   52.738   59.6    0.9   312   17.1 
2026-12-02 00:00 UT   13 30 51.7   +19 32 10    53.217   52.738   60.4    0.9   311   17.1 
2026-12-03 00:00 UT   13 30 55.2   +19 32 14    53.204   52.738   61.3    0.9   310   17.1 
2026-12-04 00:00 UT   13 30 58.8   +19 32 18    53.191   52.738   62.1    0.9   310   17.1 
2026-12-05 00:00 UT   13 31 02.2   +19 32 23    53.178   52.738   63.0    1.0   309   17.1 
2026-12-06 00:00 UT   13 31 05.7   +19 32 29    53.164   52.738   63.9    1.0   309   17.1 
2026-12-07 00:00 UT   13 31 09.0   +19 32 35    53.151   52.738   64.7    1.0   308   17.1 
2026-12-08 00:00 UT   13 31 12.3   +19 32 42    53.137   52.738   65.6    1.0   308   17.1 
2026-12-09 00:00 UT   13 31 15.6   +19 32 50    53.123   52.738   66.5    1.0   307   17.1 
2026-12-10 00:00 UT   13 31 18.8   +19 32 58    53.109   52.738   67.4    1.0   306   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.