(136472) Makemake
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Sep 2024	17.1	52.692 AU	53.545 AU	13h19m	+20°56'	31.7°	0.6°
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
2024-09-15 00:00 UT   13 19 03.9   +20 56 48    53.545   52.692   31.7    0.6    59   17.1 
2024-09-15 17:49 UT   13 19 07.2   +20 56 20    53.548   52.692   31.3    0.6    58   17.1 
2024-09-16 00:00 UT   13 19 08.3   +20 56 10    53.550   52.692   31.2    0.6    58   17.1 
2024-09-17 00:00 UT   13 19 12.7   +20 55 31    53.553   52.692   30.7    0.6    56   17.1 
2024-09-18 00:00 UT   13 19 17.1   +20 54 53    53.557   52.692   30.3    0.6    54   17.1 
2024-09-19 00:00 UT   13 19 21.6   +20 54 15    53.561   52.692   29.9    0.5    53   17.1 
2024-09-20 00:00 UT   13 19 26.0   +20 53 38    53.564   52.692   29.5    0.5    51   17.1 
2024-09-21 00:00 UT   13 19 30.5   +20 53 01    53.567   52.692   29.1    0.5    49   17.1 
2024-09-22 00:00 UT   13 19 35.1   +20 52 24    53.570   52.692   28.8    0.5    47   17.1 
2024-09-23 00:00 UT   13 19 39.6   +20 51 48    53.572   52.692   28.5    0.5    45   17.1 
2024-09-24 00:00 UT   13 19 44.2   +20 51 12    53.574   52.692   28.2    0.5    43   17.1 
2024-09-25 00:00 UT   13 19 48.9   +20 50 36    53.576   52.693   27.9    0.5    41   17.1 
2024-09-26 00:00 UT   13 19 53.5   +20 50 01    53.578   52.693   27.7    0.5    39   17.1 
2024-09-27 00:00 UT   13 19 58.2   +20 49 26    53.580   52.693   27.5    0.5    37   17.1 
2024-09-28 00:00 UT   13 20 02.9   +20 48 51    53.581   52.693   27.3    0.5    35   17.1 
2024-09-29 00:00 UT   13 20 07.6   +20 48 17    53.582   52.693   27.2    0.5    33   17.1 
2024-09-30 00:00 UT   13 20 12.3   +20 47 44    53.582   52.693   27.1    0.5    31   17.1 
2024-10-01 00:00 UT   13 20 17.1   +20 47 11    53.583   52.693   27.0    0.5    29   17.1 
2024-10-02 00:00 UT   13 20 21.8   +20 46 38    53.583   52.693   27.0    0.5    27   17.1 
2024-10-03 00:00 UT   13 20 26.6   +20 46 06    53.583   52.693   26.9    0.5    25   17.1 
2024-10-04 00:00 UT   13 20 31.4   +20 45 34    53.583   52.693   27.0    0.5    23   17.1 
2024-10-05 00:00 UT   13 20 36.2   +20 45 02    53.582   52.693   27.0    0.5    21   17.1 
2024-10-06 00:00 UT   13 20 41.0   +20 44 32    53.581   52.693   27.1    0.5    18   17.1 
2024-10-07 00:00 UT   13 20 45.9   +20 44 01    53.580   52.693   27.2    0.5    16   17.1 
2024-10-08 00:00 UT   13 20 50.7   +20 43 31    53.579   52.693   27.3    0.5    14   17.1 
2024-10-09 00:00 UT   13 20 55.6   +20 43 02    53.577   52.693   27.5    0.5    12   17.1 
2024-10-10 00:00 UT   13 21 00.4   +20 42 33    53.575   52.693   27.7    0.5    10   17.1 
2024-10-11 00:00 UT   13 21 05.3   +20 42 05    53.573   52.694   28.0    0.5     8   17.1 
2024-10-12 00:00 UT   13 21 10.2   +20 41 37    53.571   52.694   28.2    0.5     6   17.1 
2024-10-13 00:00 UT   13 21 15.0   +20 41 10    53.568   52.694   28.5    0.5     4   17.1 
2024-10-14 00:00 UT   13 21 19.9   +20 40 43    53.565   52.694   28.8    0.5     2   17.1 
2024-10-15 00:00 UT   13 21 24.8   +20 40 17    53.562   52.694   29.2    0.5     0   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.