(136472) Makemake
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	25 Aug 2026	17.1	52.733 AU	53.424 AU	13h23m	+20°13'	46.5°	0.8°
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)                : 0.1588848
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 45.5712164
            i (Inclination)                 : 29.02785
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 79.29503
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 297.09324
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 169.93653
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 19.62571
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -25.59380
            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
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   13 23 39.8   +20 13 34    53.424   52.733   46.5    0.8    86   17.1 
2026-08-25 13:43 UT   13 23 41.6   +20 13 10    53.429   52.733   46.0    0.8    85   17.1 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   13 23 43.1   +20 12 51    53.433   52.733   45.7    0.8    85   17.1 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   13 23 46.4   +20 12 08    53.443   52.733   45.0    0.8    84   17.1 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   13 23 49.8   +20 11 26    53.452   52.733   44.3    0.8    83   17.1 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   13 23 53.2   +20 10 43    53.461   52.733   43.5    0.8    83   17.1 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   13 23 56.7   +20 10 00    53.469   52.733   42.8    0.7    82   17.1 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   13 24 00.2   +20 09 18    53.478   52.733   42.1    0.7    81   17.1 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   13 24 03.8   +20 08 36    53.486   52.733   41.4    0.7    80   17.1 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   13 24 07.5   +20 07 54    53.494   52.733   40.7    0.7    79   17.1 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   13 24 11.2   +20 07 12    53.502   52.733   40.0    0.7    78   17.1 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   13 24 14.9   +20 06 30    53.509   52.733   39.4    0.7    77   17.1 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   13 24 18.7   +20 05 48    53.517   52.733   38.7    0.7    76   17.1 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   13 24 22.5   +20 05 06    53.524   52.733   38.0    0.7    74   17.1 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   13 24 26.4   +20 04 25    53.531   52.733   37.4    0.7    73   17.1 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   13 24 30.4   +20 03 44    53.537   52.733   36.7    0.7    72   17.1 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   13 24 34.3   +20 03 03    53.544   52.733   36.1    0.6    71   17.1 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   13 24 38.3   +20 02 22    53.550   52.734   35.5    0.6    70   17.1 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   13 24 42.4   +20 01 42    53.556   52.734   34.9    0.6    68   17.1 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   13 24 46.5   +20 01 02    53.562   52.734   34.3    0.6    67   17.1 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   13 24 50.6   +20 00 22    53.567   52.734   33.8    0.6    66   17.1 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   13 24 54.8   +19 59 42    53.573   52.734   33.2    0.6    64   17.1 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   13 24 59.0   +19 59 03    53.578   52.734   32.7    0.6    63   17.1 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   13 25 03.3   +19 58 23    53.583   52.734   32.1    0.6    61   17.1 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   13 25 07.6   +19 57 45    53.587   52.734   31.6    0.6    60   17.1 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   13 25 11.9   +19 57 06    53.591   52.734   31.2    0.6    58   17.1 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   13 25 16.3   +19 56 28    53.596   52.734   30.7    0.6    57   17.1 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   13 25 20.6   +19 55 50    53.599   52.734   30.2    0.5    55   17.1 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   13 25 25.1   +19 55 12    53.603   52.734   29.8    0.5    53   17.1 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   13 25 29.5   +19 54 35    53.606   52.734   29.4    0.5    52   17.1 
2026-09-23 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 

    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.