(136472) Makemake
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 Dec 2024	17.2	52.697 AU	53.103 AU	13h25m	+20°31'	65.2°	1.0°
Opposition	30 Mar 2025	17.1	52.704 AU	51.819 AU	13h23m	+21°25'	152.1°	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)                : 0.1635305
            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
2024-12-05 00:00 UT   13 25 07.4   +20 31 45    53.103   52.697   65.2    1.0   308   17.2 
2024-12-05 04:59 UT   13 25 08.1   +20 31 47    53.100   52.697   65.3    1.0   308   17.2 
2024-12-06 00:00 UT   13 25 10.7   +20 31 53    53.090   52.697   66.0    1.0   308   17.2 
2024-12-07 00:00 UT   13 25 14.0   +20 32 01    53.076   52.697   66.9    1.0   307   17.2 
2024-12-08 00:00 UT   13 25 17.2   +20 32 09    53.062   52.697   67.8    1.0   307   17.2 
2024-12-09 00:00 UT   13 25 20.3   +20 32 18    53.048   52.697   68.7    1.0   306   17.2 
2024-12-10 00:00 UT   13 25 23.4   +20 32 28    53.034   52.697   69.5    1.0   306   17.2 
2024-12-11 00:00 UT   13 25 26.4   +20 32 39    53.019   52.697   70.4    1.0   305   17.2 
2024-12-12 00:00 UT   13 25 29.3   +20 32 50    53.005   52.697   71.3    1.0   305   17.2 
2024-12-13 00:00 UT   13 25 32.2   +20 33 02    52.990   52.697   72.2    1.0   304   17.2 
2024-12-14 00:00 UT   13 25 35.0   +20 33 15    52.976   52.698   73.1    1.0   304   17.2 
2024-12-15 00:00 UT   13 25 37.8   +20 33 28    52.961   52.698   73.9    1.0   303   17.2 
2024-12-16 00:00 UT   13 25 40.5   +20 33 42    52.947   52.698   74.8    1.0   303   17.2 
2024-12-17 00:00 UT   13 25 43.1   +20 33 56    52.932   52.698   75.7    1.0   302   17.2 
2024-12-18 00:00 UT   13 25 45.6   +20 34 11    52.917   52.698   76.6    1.0   302   17.2 
2024-12-19 00:00 UT   13 25 48.1   +20 34 27    52.902   52.698   77.5    1.0   301   17.2 
2024-12-20 00:00 UT   13 25 50.5   +20 34 43    52.887   52.698   78.4    1.0   301   17.2 
2024-12-21 00:00 UT   13 25 52.9   +20 34 60    52.872   52.698   79.3    1.1   300   17.2 
2024-12-22 00:00 UT   13 25 55.1   +20 35 17    52.857   52.698   80.2    1.1   300   17.2 
2024-12-23 00:00 UT   13 25 57.4   +20 35 35    52.842   52.698   81.1    1.1   299   17.2 
2024-12-24 00:00 UT   13 25 59.5   +20 35 54    52.826   52.698   82.0    1.1   299   17.2 
2024-12-25 00:00 UT   13 26 01.5   +20 36 13    52.811   52.698   82.9    1.1   298   17.2 
2024-12-26 00:00 UT   13 26 03.5   +20 36 33    52.796   52.698   83.8    1.1   298   17.2 
2024-12-27 00:00 UT   13 26 05.4   +20 36 53    52.780   52.698   84.7    1.1   297   17.2 
2024-12-28 00:00 UT   13 26 07.3   +20 37 14    52.765   52.698   85.6    1.1   297   17.2 
2024-12-29 00:00 UT   13 26 09.0   +20 37 35    52.750   52.698   86.5    1.1   296   17.2 
2024-12-30 00:00 UT   13 26 10.7   +20 37 57    52.734   52.698   87.4    1.1   296   17.1 
2024-12-31 00:00 UT   13 26 12.3   +20 38 20    52.719   52.699   88.3    1.1   296   17.1 
2025-01-01 00:00 UT   13 26 13.9   +20 38 43    52.703   52.699   89.2    1.1   295   17.1 
2025-01-02 00:00 UT   13 26 15.3   +20 39 06    52.688   52.699   90.1    1.1   295   17.1 
2025-01-03 00:00 UT   13 26 16.7   +20 39 31    52.673   52.699   91.0    1.1   294   17.1 
2025-01-04 00:00 UT   13 26 18.0   +20 39 55    52.657   52.699   91.9    1.1   294   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.