(136472) Makemake
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	30 Mar 2025	17.0	52.704 AU	51.819 AU	13h23m	+21°25'	152.1°	0.5°
Today	7 May 2025	17.1	52.706 AU	51.984 AU	13h21m	+21°34'	135.3°	0.8°

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)                : 0.1619384
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 45.4497094
            i (Inclination)                 : 29.03386
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 79.25983
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 296.95342
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 168.82343
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 19.44161
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -25.63318
            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
2025-05-07 00:00 UT   13 21 19.6   +21 34 23    51.984   52.706  135.3    0.8   147   17.1 
2025-05-07 01:37 UT   13 21 19.4   +21 34 23    51.985   52.706  135.2    0.8   147   17.1 
2025-05-08 00:00 UT   13 21 16.0   +21 34 24    51.993   52.706  134.5    0.8   146   17.1 
2025-05-09 00:00 UT   13 21 12.5   +21 34 24    52.003   52.706  133.8    0.8   145   17.1 
2025-05-10 00:00 UT   13 21 09.0   +21 34 24    52.012   52.706  133.1    0.8   144   17.1 
2025-05-11 00:00 UT   13 21 05.5   +21 34 23    52.022   52.707  132.3    0.8   144   17.1 
2025-05-12 00:00 UT   13 21 02.0   +21 34 22    52.031   52.707  131.5    0.8   143   17.1 
2025-05-13 00:00 UT   13 20 58.6   +21 34 19    52.041   52.707  130.8    0.8   142   17.1 
2025-05-14 00:00 UT   13 20 55.2   +21 34 16    52.051   52.707  130.0    0.8   141   17.1 
2025-05-15 00:00 UT   13 20 51.9   +21 34 13    52.062   52.707  129.2    0.9   140   17.1 
2025-05-16 00:00 UT   13 20 48.6   +21 34 09    52.072   52.707  128.4    0.9   140   17.1 
2025-05-17 00:00 UT   13 20 45.3   +21 34 04    52.083   52.707  127.7    0.9   139   17.1 
2025-05-18 00:00 UT   13 20 42.1   +21 33 58    52.094   52.707  126.9    0.9   138   17.1 
2025-05-19 00:00 UT   13 20 39.0   +21 33 51    52.105   52.707  126.1    0.9   137   17.1 
2025-05-20 00:00 UT   13 20 35.8   +21 33 44    52.116   52.707  125.3    0.9   137   17.1 
2025-05-21 00:00 UT   13 20 32.8   +21 33 37    52.128   52.707  124.5    0.9   136   17.1 
2025-05-22 00:00 UT   13 20 29.7   +21 33 28    52.139   52.707  123.7    0.9   135   17.1 
2025-05-23 00:00 UT   13 20 26.8   +21 33 19    52.151   52.707  122.9    0.9   135   17.1 
2025-05-24 00:00 UT   13 20 23.8   +21 33 09    52.163   52.707  122.1    0.9   134   17.1 
2025-05-25 00:00 UT   13 20 21.0   +21 32 59    52.175   52.707  121.3    0.9   133   17.1 
2025-05-26 00:00 UT   13 20 18.2   +21 32 48    52.187   52.707  120.4    0.9   133   17.1 
2025-05-27 00:00 UT   13 20 15.4   +21 32 36    52.199   52.707  119.6    1.0   132   17.1 
2025-05-28 00:00 UT   13 20 12.7   +21 32 24    52.212   52.708  118.8    1.0   132   17.1 
2025-05-29 00:00 UT   13 20 10.0   +21 32 11    52.224   52.708  118.0    1.0   131   17.1 
2025-05-30 00:00 UT   13 20 07.4   +21 31 57    52.237   52.708  117.2    1.0   131   17.1 
2025-05-31 00:00 UT   13 20 04.9   +21 31 42    52.250   52.708  116.3    1.0   130   17.1 
2025-06-01 00:00 UT   13 20 02.4   +21 31 27    52.263   52.708  115.5    1.0   129   17.1 
2025-06-02 00:00 UT   13 19 60.0   +21 31 12    52.276   52.708  114.7    1.0   129   17.1 
2025-06-03 00:00 UT   13 19 57.6   +21 30 55    52.290   52.708  113.8    1.0   128   17.1 
2025-06-04 00:00 UT   13 19 55.3   +21 30 38    52.303   52.708  113.0    1.0   128   17.1 
2025-06-05 00:00 UT   13 19 53.0   +21 30 21    52.317   52.708  112.2    1.0   127   17.1 
2025-06-06 00:00 UT   13 19 50.8   +21 30 02    52.330   52.708  111.4    1.0   127   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.