(136472) Makemake
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	31 May 2025	17.1	52.708 AU	52.250 AU	13h20m	+21°31'	116.3°	1.0°
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)                : 0.1619384
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 45.4497094
            i (Inclination)                 : 29.03386
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 79.25983
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 296.95342
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 168.82343
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 19.44161
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -25.63318
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 306.41            
        

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
2025-05-31 00:00 UT   13 20 04.9   +21 31 42    52.250   52.708  116.3    1.0   130   17.1 
2025-05-31 23:39 UT   13 20 02.4   +21 31 28    52.263   52.708  115.5    1.0   129   17.1 
2025-06-01 00:00 UT   13 20 02.4   +21 31 27    52.263   52.708  115.5    1.0   129   17.1 
2025-06-02 00:00 UT   13 19 60.0   +21 31 12    52.276   52.708  114.7    1.0   129   17.1 
2025-06-03 00:00 UT   13 19 57.6   +21 30 55    52.290   52.708  113.8    1.0   128   17.1 
2025-06-04 00:00 UT   13 19 55.3   +21 30 38    52.303   52.708  113.0    1.0   128   17.1 
2025-06-05 00:00 UT   13 19 53.0   +21 30 21    52.317   52.708  112.2    1.0   127   17.1 
2025-06-06 00:00 UT   13 19 50.8   +21 30 02    52.330   52.708  111.4    1.0   127   17.1 
2025-06-07 00:00 UT   13 19 48.7   +21 29 44    52.344   52.708  110.5    1.0   126   17.1 
2025-06-08 00:00 UT   13 19 46.7   +21 29 24    52.358   52.708  109.7    1.0   126   17.1 
2025-06-09 00:00 UT   13 19 44.7   +21 29 04    52.372   52.708  108.8    1.0   125   17.1 
2025-06-10 00:00 UT   13 19 42.7   +21 28 43    52.386   52.708  108.0    1.0   125   17.1 
2025-06-11 00:00 UT   13 19 40.9   +21 28 22    52.400   52.708  107.2    1.1   124   17.1 
2025-06-12 00:00 UT   13 19 39.0   +21 28 00    52.414   52.708  106.3    1.1   124   17.1 
2025-06-13 00:00 UT   13 19 37.3   +21 27 38    52.428   52.708  105.5    1.1   123   17.1 
2025-06-14 00:00 UT   13 19 35.6   +21 27 15    52.443   52.709  104.6    1.1   123   17.1 
2025-06-15 00:00 UT   13 19 34.0   +21 26 51    52.457   52.709  103.8    1.1   122   17.1 
2025-06-16 00:00 UT   13 19 32.5   +21 26 27    52.471   52.709  103.0    1.1   122   17.1 
2025-06-17 00:00 UT   13 19 31.0   +21 26 02    52.486   52.709  102.1    1.1   121   17.1 
2025-06-18 00:00 UT   13 19 29.6   +21 25 37    52.501   52.709  101.3    1.1   121   17.1 
2025-06-19 00:00 UT   13 19 28.3   +21 25 11    52.515   52.709  100.4    1.1   120   17.1 
2025-06-20 00:00 UT   13 19 27.0   +21 24 44    52.530   52.709   99.6    1.1   120   17.1 
2025-06-21 00:00 UT   13 19 25.8   +21 24 17    52.545   52.709   98.7    1.1   120   17.1 
2025-06-22 00:00 UT   13 19 24.7   +21 23 50    52.560   52.709   97.9    1.1   119   17.1 
2025-06-23 00:00 UT   13 19 23.6   +21 23 22    52.575   52.709   97.1    1.1   119   17.1 
2025-06-24 00:00 UT   13 19 22.6   +21 22 53    52.589   52.709   96.2    1.1   118   17.1 
2025-06-25 00:00 UT   13 19 21.7   +21 22 24    52.604   52.709   95.4    1.1   118   17.1 
2025-06-26 00:00 UT   13 19 20.9   +21 21 55    52.619   52.709   94.5    1.1   117   17.1 
2025-06-27 00:00 UT   13 19 20.1   +21 21 24    52.634   52.709   93.7    1.1   117   17.1 
2025-06-28 00:00 UT   13 19 19.4   +21 20 54    52.649   52.709   92.8    1.1   116   17.1 
2025-06-29 00:00 UT   13 19 18.8   +21 20 23    52.664   52.709   92.0    1.1   116   17.1 
2025-06-30 00:00 UT   13 19 18.2   +21 19 51    52.679   52.709   91.1    1.1   115   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.