(136472) Makemake
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	30 May 2023	17.1	52.661 AU	52.212 AU	13h13m	+22°30'	115.8°	1.0°
Opposition	29 Mar 2024	17.1	52.680 AU	51.797 AU	13h20m	+21°55'	152.0°	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)                : 0.1661307
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 45.2648797
            i (Inclination)                 : 29.01844
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 79.36116
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 295.82384
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 167.57369
            Epoch                           : 2023 Feb 25

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 18.32151
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -25.89025
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 304.54            
        

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
2023-05-30 00:00 UT   13 13 56.8   +22 30 53    52.212   52.661  115.8    1.0   130   17.1 
2023-05-30 12:17 UT   13 13 55.5   +22 30 45    52.218   52.661  115.4    1.0   130   17.1 
2023-05-31 00:00 UT   13 13 54.3   +22 30 38    52.225   52.661  115.0    1.0   130   17.1 
2023-06-01 00:00 UT   13 13 51.9   +22 30 22    52.238   52.661  114.2    1.0   129   17.1 
2023-06-02 00:00 UT   13 13 49.5   +22 30 05    52.251   52.661  113.3    1.0   128   17.1 
2023-06-03 00:00 UT   13 13 47.2   +22 29 48    52.265   52.661  112.5    1.0   128   17.1 
2023-06-04 00:00 UT   13 13 45.0   +22 29 30    52.278   52.661  111.7    1.0   127   17.1 
2023-06-05 00:00 UT   13 13 42.8   +22 29 12    52.292   52.662  110.9    1.0   127   17.1 
2023-06-06 00:00 UT   13 13 40.7   +22 28 52    52.306   52.662  110.0    1.0   126   17.1 
2023-06-07 00:00 UT   13 13 38.6   +22 28 33    52.319   52.662  109.2    1.0   126   17.1 
2023-06-08 00:00 UT   13 13 36.6   +22 28 12    52.333   52.662  108.3    1.0   125   17.2 
2023-06-09 00:00 UT   13 13 34.7   +22 27 51    52.347   52.662  107.5    1.1   125   17.2 
2023-06-10 00:00 UT   13 13 32.8   +22 27 30    52.362   52.662  106.7    1.1   124   17.2 
2023-06-11 00:00 UT   13 13 31.0   +22 27 08    52.376   52.662  105.8    1.1   124   17.2 
2023-06-12 00:00 UT   13 13 29.3   +22 26 45    52.390   52.662  105.0    1.1   123   17.2 
2023-06-13 00:00 UT   13 13 27.6   +22 26 21    52.404   52.662  104.2    1.1   123   17.2 
2023-06-14 00:00 UT   13 13 26.0   +22 25 57    52.419   52.662  103.3    1.1   122   17.2 
2023-06-15 00:00 UT   13 13 24.5   +22 25 33    52.433   52.662  102.5    1.1   122   17.2 
2023-06-16 00:00 UT   13 13 23.0   +22 25 08    52.448   52.662  101.6    1.1   121   17.2 
2023-06-17 00:00 UT   13 13 21.6   +22 24 42    52.463   52.662  100.8    1.1   121   17.2 
2023-06-18 00:00 UT   13 13 20.3   +22 24 16    52.477   52.662  100.0    1.1   121   17.2 
2023-06-19 00:00 UT   13 13 19.0   +22 23 49    52.492   52.662   99.1    1.1   120   17.2 
2023-06-20 00:00 UT   13 13 17.8   +22 23 22    52.507   52.663   98.3    1.1   120   17.2 
2023-06-21 00:00 UT   13 13 16.7   +22 22 54    52.522   52.663   97.4    1.1   119   17.2 
2023-06-22 00:00 UT   13 13 15.7   +22 22 25    52.536   52.663   96.6    1.1   119   17.2 
2023-06-23 00:00 UT   13 13 14.7   +22 21 56    52.551   52.663   95.7    1.1   118   17.2 
2023-06-24 00:00 UT   13 13 13.8   +22 21 27    52.566   52.663   94.9    1.1   118   17.2 
2023-06-25 00:00 UT   13 13 13.0   +22 20 57    52.581   52.663   94.1    1.1   117   17.2 
2023-06-26 00:00 UT   13 13 12.2   +22 20 27    52.596   52.663   93.2    1.1   117   17.2 
2023-06-27 00:00 UT   13 13 11.5   +22 19 56    52.611   52.663   92.4    1.1   116   17.2 
2023-06-28 00:00 UT   13 13 10.9   +22 19 24    52.626   52.663   91.5    1.1   116   17.2 
2023-06-29 00:00 UT   13 13 10.4   +22 18 52    52.641   52.663   90.7    1.1   116   17.2 

    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.