(136472) Makemake
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	1 Apr 2026	17.0	52.725 AU	51.838 AU	13h26m	+20°56'	152.3°	0.5°
Today	14 May 2026	17.1	52.727 AU	52.058 AU	13h24m	+21°04'	131.0°	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)                : 0.1604220
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 45.5109233
            i (Inclination)                 : 29.03230
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 79.26907
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 297.07679
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 169.31831
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 19.58314
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -25.60167
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 307.02            
        

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
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   13 24 00.8   +21 04 21    52.058   52.727  131.0    0.8   142   17.1 
2026-05-14 13:19 UT   13 23 59.0   +21 04 20    52.064   52.727  130.6    0.8   141   17.1 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   13 23 57.5   +21 04 18    52.068   52.727  130.3    0.8   141   17.1 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   13 23 54.1   +21 04 15    52.079   52.727  129.5    0.8   140   17.1 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   13 23 50.8   +21 04 11    52.089   52.727  128.7    0.9   139   17.1 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   13 23 47.6   +21 04 06    52.100   52.728  127.9    0.9   139   17.1 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   13 23 44.4   +21 03 60    52.111   52.728  127.1    0.9   138   17.1 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   13 23 41.2   +21 03 54    52.122   52.728  126.3    0.9   137   17.1 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   13 23 38.1   +21 03 47    52.133   52.728  125.5    0.9   137   17.1 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   13 23 35.0   +21 03 39    52.144   52.728  124.7    0.9   136   17.1 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   13 23 32.0   +21 03 31    52.156   52.728  123.9    0.9   135   17.1 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   13 23 29.1   +21 03 22    52.168   52.728  123.1    0.9   135   17.1 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   13 23 26.1   +21 03 12    52.179   52.728  122.3    0.9   134   17.1 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   13 23 23.3   +21 03 02    52.192   52.728  121.5    0.9   133   17.1 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   13 23 20.5   +21 02 51    52.204   52.728  120.7    0.9   133   17.1 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   13 23 17.7   +21 02 39    52.216   52.728  119.9    1.0   132   17.1 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   13 23 15.0   +21 02 27    52.228   52.728  119.1    1.0   132   17.1 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   13 23 12.3   +21 02 14    52.241   52.728  118.2    1.0   131   17.1 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   13 23 09.7   +21 02 00    52.254   52.728  117.4    1.0   130   17.1 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   13 23 07.2   +21 01 46    52.267   52.728  116.6    1.0   130   17.1 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   13 23 04.7   +21 01 31    52.280   52.728  115.8    1.0   129   17.1 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   13 23 02.3   +21 01 15    52.293   52.728  114.9    1.0   129   17.1 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   13 22 59.9   +21 00 59    52.306   52.728  114.1    1.0   128   17.1 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   13 22 57.6   +21 00 42    52.319   52.728  113.3    1.0   128   17.1 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   13 22 55.4   +21 00 25    52.333   52.729  112.4    1.0   127   17.1 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   13 22 53.2   +21 00 07    52.347   52.729  111.6    1.0   127   17.1 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   13 22 51.0   +20 59 48    52.360   52.729  110.8    1.0   126   17.1 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   13 22 49.0   +20 59 29    52.374   52.729  109.9    1.0   126   17.1 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   13 22 47.0   +20 59 09    52.388   52.729  109.1    1.0   125   17.1 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   13 22 45.0   +20 58 48    52.402   52.729  108.3    1.0   125   17.1 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   13 22 43.2   +20 58 27    52.416   52.729  107.4    1.1   124   17.1 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   13 22 41.3   +20 58 06    52.430   52.729  106.6    1.1   124   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.