(136472) Makemake
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 Dec 2025	17.1	52.719 AU	52.912 AU	13h28m	+20°05'	78.2°	1.0°
Opposition	1 Apr 2026	17.0	52.725 AU	51.838 AU	13h26m	+20°56'	152.3°	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)                : 0.1604218
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 45.5108956
            i (Inclination)                 : 29.03229
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 79.26916
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 297.07643
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 169.31871
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 19.58284
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -25.60175
            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
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   13 28 51.8   +20 05 10    52.912   52.719   78.2    1.0   301   17.1 
2025-12-21 09:43 UT   13 28 52.8   +20 05 17    52.906   52.719   78.6    1.0   300   17.1 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   13 28 54.2   +20 05 27    52.897   52.719   79.1    1.0   300   17.1 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   13 28 56.4   +20 05 44    52.881   52.720   80.0    1.1   300   17.1 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   13 28 58.6   +20 06 02    52.866   52.720   80.9    1.1   299   17.1 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   13 29 00.7   +20 06 20    52.851   52.720   81.8    1.1   299   17.1 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   13 29 02.8   +20 06 39    52.836   52.720   82.7    1.1   298   17.1 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   13 29 04.8   +20 06 59    52.820   52.720   83.6    1.1   298   17.1 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   13 29 06.7   +20 07 19    52.805   52.720   84.5    1.1   297   17.1 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   13 29 08.5   +20 07 39    52.790   52.720   85.4    1.1   297   17.1 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   13 29 10.3   +20 08 01    52.774   52.720   86.3    1.1   296   17.1 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   13 29 12.0   +20 08 22    52.759   52.720   87.2    1.1   296   17.1 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   13 29 13.6   +20 08 45    52.743   52.720   88.1    1.1   295   17.1 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   13 29 15.1   +20 09 07    52.728   52.720   89.0    1.1   295   17.1 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   13 29 16.5   +20 09 31    52.712   52.720   89.9    1.1   294   17.1 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   13 29 17.9   +20 09 55    52.697   52.720   90.8    1.1   294   17.1 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   13 29 19.2   +20 10 19    52.682   52.720   91.7    1.1   294   17.1 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   13 29 20.5   +20 10 44    52.666   52.720   92.6    1.1   293   17.1 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   13 29 21.6   +20 11 09    52.651   52.720   93.5    1.1   293   17.1 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   13 29 22.7   +20 11 35    52.635   52.720   94.4    1.1   292   17.1 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   13 29 23.7   +20 12 01    52.620   52.720   95.3    1.1   292   17.1 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   13 29 24.6   +20 12 28    52.605   52.721   96.2    1.1   291   17.1 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   13 29 25.4   +20 12 55    52.589   52.721   97.1    1.1   291   17.1 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   13 29 26.2   +20 13 22    52.574   52.721   98.0    1.1   290   17.1 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   13 29 26.9   +20 13 50    52.559   52.721   98.9    1.1   290   17.1 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   13 29 27.5   +20 14 19    52.544   52.721   99.9    1.1   289   17.1 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   13 29 28.0   +20 14 48    52.528   52.721  100.8    1.1   289   17.1 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   13 29 28.5   +20 15 17    52.513   52.721  101.7    1.0   288   17.1 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   13 29 28.8   +20 15 46    52.498   52.721  102.6    1.0   288   17.1 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   13 29 29.1   +20 16 16    52.483   52.721  103.5    1.0   287   17.1 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   13 29 29.3   +20 16 47    52.469   52.721  104.4    1.0   287   17.1 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   13 29 29.4   +20 17 18    52.454   52.721  105.2    1.0   286   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.