(136472) Makemake
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 Nov 2024	17.2	52.696 AU	53.325 AU	13h23m	+20°31'	50.1°	0.8°
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
2024-11-17 00:00 UT   13 23 58.7   +20 31 30    53.325   52.696   50.1    0.8   320   17.2 
2024-11-17 07:57 UT   13 24 00.1   +20 31 28    53.321   52.696   50.3    0.8   320   17.2 
2024-11-18 00:00 UT   13 24 02.9   +20 31 25    53.314   52.696   50.9    0.8   319   17.2 
2024-11-19 00:00 UT   13 24 07.1   +20 31 20    53.303   52.696   51.7    0.8   318   17.2 
2024-11-20 00:00 UT   13 24 11.2   +20 31 17    53.292   52.696   52.5    0.9   318   17.2 
2024-11-21 00:00 UT   13 24 15.3   +20 31 14    53.280   52.696   53.3    0.9   317   17.2 
2024-11-22 00:00 UT   13 24 19.4   +20 31 12    53.269   52.696   54.1    0.9   316   17.2 
2024-11-23 00:00 UT   13 24 23.4   +20 31 10    53.257   52.696   55.0    0.9   316   17.2 
2024-11-24 00:00 UT   13 24 27.3   +20 31 10    53.245   52.696   55.8    0.9   315   17.2 
2024-11-25 00:00 UT   13 24 31.2   +20 31 09    53.233   52.696   56.6    0.9   314   17.2 
2024-11-26 00:00 UT   13 24 35.1   +20 31 10    53.221   52.696   57.5    0.9   314   17.2 
2024-11-27 00:00 UT   13 24 38.9   +20 31 11    53.208   52.696   58.3    0.9   313   17.2 
2024-11-28 00:00 UT   13 24 42.6   +20 31 13    53.196   52.697   59.2    0.9   312   17.2 
2024-11-29 00:00 UT   13 24 46.3   +20 31 16    53.183   52.697   60.0    0.9   312   17.2 
2024-11-30 00:00 UT   13 24 50.0   +20 31 19    53.170   52.697   60.9    0.9   311   17.2 
2024-12-01 00:00 UT   13 24 53.6   +20 31 23    53.157   52.697   61.7    0.9   311   17.2 
2024-12-02 00:00 UT   13 24 57.1   +20 31 27    53.144   52.697   62.6    1.0   310   17.2 
2024-12-03 00:00 UT   13 25 00.6   +20 31 33    53.130   52.697   63.4    1.0   309   17.2 
2024-12-04 00:00 UT   13 25 04.0   +20 31 39    53.117   52.697   64.3    1.0   309   17.2 
2024-12-05 00:00 UT   13 25 07.4   +20 31 45    53.103   52.697   65.2    1.0   308   17.2 
2024-12-06 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 

    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.