(136472) Makemake
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Aug 2025	17.1	52.712 AU	53.231 AU	13h19m	+20°54'	58.7°	0.9°
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)                : 0.1619387
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 45.4496818
            i (Inclination)                 : 29.03386
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 79.25978
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 296.95325
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 168.82371
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 19.44138
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -25.63322
            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
2025-08-08 00:00 UT   13 19 53.5   +20 54 47    53.231   52.712   58.7    0.9    97   17.1 
2025-08-08 08:23 UT   13 19 54.3   +20 54 32    53.235   52.712   58.5    0.9    97   17.1 
2025-08-09 00:00 UT   13 19 55.8   +20 54 04    53.243   52.712   57.9    0.9    96   17.1 
2025-08-10 00:00 UT   13 19 58.2   +20 53 21    53.255   52.712   57.1    0.9    96   17.1 
2025-08-11 00:00 UT   13 20 00.7   +20 52 38    53.267   52.712   56.4    0.9    95   17.1 
2025-08-12 00:00 UT   13 20 03.2   +20 51 55    53.278   52.712   55.6    0.9    94   17.1 
2025-08-13 00:00 UT   13 20 05.7   +20 51 12    53.290   52.712   54.8    0.9    94   17.1 
2025-08-14 00:00 UT   13 20 08.4   +20 50 28    53.301   52.712   54.0    0.9    93   17.1 
2025-08-15 00:00 UT   13 20 11.1   +20 49 45    53.313   52.712   53.2    0.9    92   17.1 
2025-08-16 00:00 UT   13 20 13.8   +20 49 02    53.324   52.712   52.4    0.9    92   17.1 
2025-08-17 00:00 UT   13 20 16.7   +20 48 18    53.334   52.712   51.7    0.9    91   17.1 
2025-08-18 00:00 UT   13 20 19.6   +20 47 35    53.345   52.712   50.9    0.9    90   17.1 
2025-08-19 00:00 UT   13 20 22.5   +20 46 52    53.356   52.712   50.1    0.8    90   17.1 
2025-08-20 00:00 UT   13 20 25.5   +20 46 08    53.366   52.712   49.3    0.8    89   17.1 
2025-08-21 00:00 UT   13 20 28.6   +20 45 25    53.376   52.712   48.6    0.8    88   17.1 
2025-08-22 00:00 UT   13 20 31.7   +20 44 42    53.386   52.713   47.8    0.8    87   17.1 
2025-08-23 00:00 UT   13 20 34.9   +20 43 59    53.396   52.713   47.1    0.8    87   17.1 
2025-08-24 00:00 UT   13 20 38.1   +20 43 15    53.406   52.713   46.3    0.8    86   17.1 
2025-08-25 00:00 UT   13 20 41.4   +20 42 32    53.415   52.713   45.6    0.8    85   17.1 
2025-08-26 00:00 UT   13 20 44.8   +20 41 49    53.424   52.713   44.9    0.8    84   17.1 
2025-08-27 00:00 UT   13 20 48.2   +20 41 06    53.433   52.713   44.2    0.8    83   17.1 
2025-08-28 00:00 UT   13 20 51.6   +20 40 23    53.442   52.713   43.4    0.8    82   17.1 
2025-08-29 00:00 UT   13 20 55.1   +20 39 41    53.450   52.713   42.7    0.7    81   17.1 
2025-08-30 00:00 UT   13 20 58.7   +20 38 58    53.459   52.713   42.0    0.7    80   17.1 
2025-08-31 00:00 UT   13 21 02.3   +20 38 16    53.467   52.713   41.3    0.7    80   17.1 
2025-09-01 00:00 UT   13 21 06.0   +20 37 33    53.475   52.713   40.6    0.7    79   17.1 
2025-09-02 00:00 UT   13 21 09.7   +20 36 51    53.483   52.713   40.0    0.7    77   17.1 
2025-09-03 00:00 UT   13 21 13.4   +20 36 09    53.490   52.713   39.3    0.7    76   17.1 
2025-09-04 00:00 UT   13 21 17.2   +20 35 27    53.497   52.713   38.6    0.7    75   17.1 
2025-09-05 00:00 UT   13 21 21.1   +20 34 46    53.505   52.713   38.0    0.7    74   17.1 
2025-09-06 00:00 UT   13 21 25.0   +20 34 04    53.511   52.713   37.3    0.7    73   17.1 
2025-09-07 00:00 UT   13 21 28.9   +20 33 23    53.518   52.713   36.7    0.7    72   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.