(136472) Makemake
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Sep 2026	17.1	52.734 AU	53.606 AU	13h25m	+19°54'	29.4°	0.5°
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)                : 0.1588850
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 45.5712137
            i (Inclination)                 : 29.02785
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 79.29501
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 297.09337
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 169.93638
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 19.62583
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -25.59377
            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
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   13 25 29.5   +19 54 35    53.606   52.734   29.4    0.5    52   17.1 
2026-09-22 07:20 UT   13 25 30.9   +19 54 24    53.607   52.734   29.3    0.5    51   17.1 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   13 25 34.0   +19 53 58    53.609   52.734   29.0    0.5    50   17.1 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   13 25 38.5   +19 53 21    53.612   52.734   28.7    0.5    48   17.1 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   13 25 43.0   +19 52 45    53.615   52.734   28.4    0.5    46   17.1 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   13 25 47.6   +19 52 09    53.617   52.734   28.1    0.5    44   17.1 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   13 25 52.2   +19 51 34    53.619   52.734   27.8    0.5    42   17.1 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   13 25 56.8   +19 50 59    53.621   52.734   27.5    0.5    40   17.1 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   13 26 01.4   +19 50 24    53.623   52.735   27.3    0.5    38   17.1 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   13 26 06.1   +19 49 50    53.624   52.735   27.1    0.5    36   17.1 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   13 26 10.8   +19 49 16    53.625   52.735   27.0    0.5    34   17.1 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   13 26 15.5   +19 48 42    53.626   52.735   26.8    0.5    32   17.1 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   13 26 20.2   +19 48 09    53.626   52.735   26.7    0.5    30   17.1 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   13 26 24.9   +19 47 37    53.627   52.735   26.7    0.5    28   17.1 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   13 26 29.7   +19 47 04    53.627   52.735   26.6    0.5    25   17.1 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   13 26 34.4   +19 46 33    53.627   52.735   26.6    0.5    23   17.1 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   13 26 39.2   +19 46 01    53.626   52.735   26.7    0.5    21   17.1 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   13 26 44.0   +19 45 31    53.625   52.735   26.7    0.5    19   17.1 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   13 26 48.8   +19 45 00    53.624   52.735   26.8    0.5    17   17.1 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   13 26 53.6   +19 44 31    53.623   52.735   27.0    0.5    15   17.1 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   13 26 58.5   +19 44 01    53.622   52.735   27.1    0.5    13   17.1 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   13 27 03.3   +19 43 32    53.620   52.735   27.3    0.5    11   17.1 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   13 27 08.1   +19 43 04    53.618   52.735   27.6    0.5     9   17.1 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   13 27 13.0   +19 42 36    53.616   52.735   27.8    0.5     7   17.1 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   13 27 17.8   +19 42 09    53.613   52.735   28.1    0.5     5   17.1 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   13 27 22.7   +19 41 42    53.610   52.735   28.4    0.5     3   17.1 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   13 27 27.5   +19 41 16    53.607   52.735   28.7    0.5     1   17.1 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   13 27 32.4   +19 40 50    53.604   52.735   29.1    0.5   359   17.1 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   13 27 37.2   +19 40 25    53.600   52.736   29.5    0.5   357   17.1 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   13 27 42.1   +19 40 00    53.597   52.736   29.9    0.5   355   17.1 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   13 27 46.9   +19 39 36    53.593   52.736   30.3    0.5   353   17.1 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   13 27 51.8   +19 39 13    53.588   52.736   30.8    0.6   352   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.