(136472) Makemake |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 15 Sep 2024 | 17.1 | 52.692 AU | 53.545 AU | 13h19m | +20°56' | 31.7° | 0.6° |
Opposition | 30 Mar 2025 | 17.1 | 52.704 AU | 51.819 AU | 13h23m | +21°25' | 152.1° | 0.5° |
(136472) Makemake - 2024-09-15
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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) : 0.1635305
a (Semimajor axis) : 45.3841853
i (Inclination) : 29.03373
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 79.26067
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 296.75538
M (Mean anomaly) : 168.41462
Epoch : 2024 Oct 17
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 19.22931
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -25.68124
P (Orbital period in years) : 305.74
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
2024-09-15 00:00 UT 13 19 03.9 +20 56 48 53.545 52.692 31.7 0.6 59 17.1
2024-09-15 17:49 UT 13 19 07.2 +20 56 20 53.548 52.692 31.3 0.6 58 17.1
2024-09-16 00:00 UT 13 19 08.3 +20 56 10 53.550 52.692 31.2 0.6 58 17.1
2024-09-17 00:00 UT 13 19 12.7 +20 55 31 53.553 52.692 30.7 0.6 56 17.1
2024-09-18 00:00 UT 13 19 17.1 +20 54 53 53.557 52.692 30.3 0.6 54 17.1
2024-09-19 00:00 UT 13 19 21.6 +20 54 15 53.561 52.692 29.9 0.5 53 17.1
2024-09-20 00:00 UT 13 19 26.0 +20 53 38 53.564 52.692 29.5 0.5 51 17.1
2024-09-21 00:00 UT 13 19 30.5 +20 53 01 53.567 52.692 29.1 0.5 49 17.1
2024-09-22 00:00 UT 13 19 35.1 +20 52 24 53.570 52.692 28.8 0.5 47 17.1
2024-09-23 00:00 UT 13 19 39.6 +20 51 48 53.572 52.692 28.5 0.5 45 17.1
2024-09-24 00:00 UT 13 19 44.2 +20 51 12 53.574 52.692 28.2 0.5 43 17.1
2024-09-25 00:00 UT 13 19 48.9 +20 50 36 53.576 52.693 27.9 0.5 41 17.1
2024-09-26 00:00 UT 13 19 53.5 +20 50 01 53.578 52.693 27.7 0.5 39 17.1
2024-09-27 00:00 UT 13 19 58.2 +20 49 26 53.580 52.693 27.5 0.5 37 17.1
2024-09-28 00:00 UT 13 20 02.9 +20 48 51 53.581 52.693 27.3 0.5 35 17.1
2024-09-29 00:00 UT 13 20 07.6 +20 48 17 53.582 52.693 27.2 0.5 33 17.1
2024-09-30 00:00 UT 13 20 12.3 +20 47 44 53.582 52.693 27.1 0.5 31 17.1
2024-10-01 00:00 UT 13 20 17.1 +20 47 11 53.583 52.693 27.0 0.5 29 17.1
2024-10-02 00:00 UT 13 20 21.8 +20 46 38 53.583 52.693 27.0 0.5 27 17.1
2024-10-03 00:00 UT 13 20 26.6 +20 46 06 53.583 52.693 26.9 0.5 25 17.1
2024-10-04 00:00 UT 13 20 31.4 +20 45 34 53.583 52.693 27.0 0.5 23 17.1
2024-10-05 00:00 UT 13 20 36.2 +20 45 02 53.582 52.693 27.0 0.5 21 17.1
2024-10-06 00:00 UT 13 20 41.0 +20 44 32 53.581 52.693 27.1 0.5 18 17.1
2024-10-07 00:00 UT 13 20 45.9 +20 44 01 53.580 52.693 27.2 0.5 16 17.1
2024-10-08 00:00 UT 13 20 50.7 +20 43 31 53.579 52.693 27.3 0.5 14 17.1
2024-10-09 00:00 UT 13 20 55.6 +20 43 02 53.577 52.693 27.5 0.5 12 17.1
2024-10-10 00:00 UT 13 21 00.4 +20 42 33 53.575 52.693 27.7 0.5 10 17.1
2024-10-11 00:00 UT 13 21 05.3 +20 42 05 53.573 52.694 28.0 0.5 8 17.1
2024-10-12 00:00 UT 13 21 10.2 +20 41 37 53.571 52.694 28.2 0.5 6 17.1
2024-10-13 00:00 UT 13 21 15.0 +20 41 10 53.568 52.694 28.5 0.5 4 17.1
2024-10-14 00:00 UT 13 21 19.9 +20 40 43 53.565 52.694 28.8 0.5 2 17.1
2024-10-15 00:00 UT 13 21 24.8 +20 40 17 53.562 52.694 29.2 0.5 0 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.