(136472) Makemake |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 19 Jul 2025 | 17.1 | 52.711 AU | 52.962 AU | 13h19m | +21°08' | 75.2° | 1.1° |
Opposition | 1 Apr 2026 | 17.0 | 52.725 AU | 51.838 AU | 13h26m | +20°56' | 152.3° | 0.5° |
(136472) Makemake - 2025-07-19
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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) : 0.1619387
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
2025-07-19 00:00 UT 13 19 21.7 +21 08 34 52.962 52.711 75.2 1.1 107 17.1
2025-07-19 01:37 UT 13 19 21.7 +21 08 31 52.963 52.711 75.1 1.1 107 17.1
2025-07-20 00:00 UT 13 19 22.6 +21 07 55 52.976 52.711 74.3 1.1 107 17.1
2025-07-21 00:00 UT 13 19 23.6 +21 07 15 52.990 52.711 73.5 1.1 106 17.2
2025-07-22 00:00 UT 13 19 24.6 +21 06 35 53.005 52.711 72.7 1.1 106 17.2
2025-07-23 00:00 UT 13 19 25.7 +21 05 55 53.019 52.711 71.8 1.0 105 17.2
2025-07-24 00:00 UT 13 19 27.0 +21 05 15 53.033 52.711 71.0 1.0 105 17.2
2025-07-25 00:00 UT 13 19 28.2 +21 04 35 53.047 52.711 70.2 1.0 104 17.2
2025-07-26 00:00 UT 13 19 29.6 +21 03 54 53.061 52.711 69.3 1.0 104 17.2
2025-07-27 00:00 UT 13 19 31.0 +21 03 13 53.074 52.711 68.5 1.0 103 17.2
2025-07-28 00:00 UT 13 19 32.5 +21 02 32 53.088 52.711 67.7 1.0 103 17.2
2025-07-29 00:00 UT 13 19 34.1 +21 01 50 53.102 52.711 66.9 1.0 102 17.2
2025-07-30 00:00 UT 13 19 35.7 +21 01 09 53.115 52.711 66.0 1.0 102 17.2
2025-07-31 00:00 UT 13 19 37.4 +21 00 27 53.129 52.711 65.2 1.0 101 17.2
2025-08-01 00:00 UT 13 19 39.2 +20 59 45 53.142 52.711 64.4 1.0 101 17.2
2025-08-02 00:00 UT 13 19 41.0 +20 59 03 53.155 52.711 63.6 1.0 100 17.2
2025-08-03 00:00 UT 13 19 42.9 +20 58 21 53.168 52.711 62.8 1.0 100 17.1
2025-08-04 00:00 UT 13 19 44.9 +20 57 38 53.181 52.711 62.0 1.0 99 17.1
2025-08-05 00:00 UT 13 19 47.0 +20 56 56 53.193 52.712 61.2 1.0 98 17.1
2025-08-06 00:00 UT 13 19 49.1 +20 56 13 53.206 52.712 60.4 1.0 98 17.1
2025-08-07 00:00 UT 13 19 51.3 +20 55 30 53.218 52.712 59.5 1.0 97 17.1
2025-08-08 00:00 UT 13 19 53.5 +20 54 47 53.231 52.712 58.7 0.9 97 17.1
2025-08-09 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
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.