(136472) Makemake
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 Nov 2025	17.1	52.717 AU	53.472 AU	13h26m	+20°04'	40.0°	0.7°
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)                : 0.1604214
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 45.5109626
            i (Inclination)                 : 29.03231
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 79.26902
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 297.07695
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 169.31815
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 19.58327
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -25.60164
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 307.03            
        

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
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   13 26 02.5   +20 04 09    53.472   52.717   40.0    0.7   332   17.1 
2025-11-05 00:41 UT   13 26 02.7   +20 04 09    53.472   52.717   40.0    0.7   332   17.1 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   13 26 07.1   +20 03 55    53.464   52.717   40.7    0.7   331   17.1 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   13 26 11.7   +20 03 42    53.456   52.717   41.4    0.7   330   17.1 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   13 26 16.3   +20 03 30    53.447   52.717   42.2    0.7   329   17.1 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   13 26 20.8   +20 03 18    53.438   52.717   42.9    0.7   328   17.1 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   13 26 25.3   +20 03 07    53.429   52.717   43.6    0.7   327   17.1 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   13 26 29.8   +20 02 57    53.420   52.717   44.4    0.8   326   17.1 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   13 26 34.3   +20 02 47    53.411   52.717   45.2    0.8   325   17.1 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   13 26 38.7   +20 02 38    53.401   52.717   45.9    0.8   324   17.1 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   13 26 43.1   +20 02 30    53.391   52.717   46.7    0.8   323   17.1 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   13 26 47.4   +20 02 22    53.381   52.717   47.5    0.8   322   17.1 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   13 26 51.7   +20 02 15    53.371   52.717   48.3    0.8   321   17.1 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   13 26 56.0   +20 02 08    53.360   52.718   49.1    0.8   321   17.1 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   13 27 00.3   +20 02 03    53.350   52.718   49.8    0.8   320   17.1 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   13 27 04.5   +20 01 58    53.339   52.718   50.7    0.8   319   17.1 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   13 27 08.6   +20 01 53    53.328   52.718   51.5    0.8   318   17.1 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   13 27 12.7   +20 01 50    53.316   52.718   52.3    0.8   318   17.1 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   13 27 16.8   +20 01 47    53.305   52.718   53.1    0.9   317   17.1 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   13 27 20.8   +20 01 44    53.293   52.718   53.9    0.9   316   17.1 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   13 27 24.8   +20 01 43    53.282   52.718   54.7    0.9   316   17.1 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   13 27 28.8   +20 01 42    53.270   52.718   55.6    0.9   315   17.1 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   13 27 32.7   +20 01 41    53.258   52.718   56.4    0.9   314   17.1 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   13 27 36.5   +20 01 42    53.245   52.718   57.3    0.9   314   17.1 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   13 27 40.3   +20 01 43    53.233   52.718   58.1    0.9   313   17.1 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   13 27 44.0   +20 01 45    53.220   52.718   58.9    0.9   312   17.1 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   13 27 47.7   +20 01 47    53.208   52.718   59.8    0.9   312   17.1 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   13 27 51.4   +20 01 50    53.195   52.718   60.6    0.9   311   17.1 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   13 27 55.0   +20 01 54    53.182   52.718   61.5    0.9   311   17.1 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   13 27 58.5   +20 01 58    53.169   52.718   62.4    0.9   310   17.1 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   13 28 02.0   +20 02 04    53.155   52.718   63.2    1.0   309   17.1 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   13 28 05.4   +20 02 09    53.142   52.719   64.1    1.0   309   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.