(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	5 Apr 2026	17.0	52.725 AU	51.839 AU	13h26m	+20°57'	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)                : 0.1604219
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 45.5109226
            i (Inclination)                 : 29.03230
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 79.26907
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 297.07675
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 169.31837
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 19.58310
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -25.60168
            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
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   13 26 31.0   +20 57 37    51.839   52.725  152.1    0.5   197   17.0 
2026-04-05 05:02 UT   13 26 30.2   +20 57 42    51.840   52.725  152.0    0.5   197   17.0 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   13 26 27.1   +20 57 59    51.840   52.725  151.9    0.5   195   17.0 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   13 26 23.1   +20 58 21    51.841   52.725  151.8    0.5   193   17.0 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   13 26 19.1   +20 58 42    51.843   52.725  151.6    0.5   191   17.0 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   13 26 15.1   +20 59 02    51.844   52.725  151.4    0.5   189   17.0 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   13 26 11.1   +20 59 22    51.846   52.725  151.1    0.5   187   17.0 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   13 26 07.1   +20 59 41    51.849   52.726  150.8    0.5   185   17.0 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   13 26 03.0   +20 59 60    51.851   52.726  150.5    0.5   183   17.0 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   13 25 59.0   +21 00 18    51.854   52.726  150.2    0.5   181   17.0 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   13 25 55.0   +21 00 35    51.857   52.726  149.8    0.5   179   17.0 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   13 25 51.0   +21 00 52    51.860   52.726  149.4    0.6   177   17.0 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   13 25 46.9   +21 01 08    51.863   52.726  149.0    0.6   176   17.0 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   13 25 42.9   +21 01 24    51.867   52.726  148.5    0.6   174   17.0 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   13 25 38.9   +21 01 39    51.871   52.726  148.1    0.6   172   17.0 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   13 25 34.9   +21 01 54    51.875   52.726  147.6    0.6   170   17.0 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   13 25 30.9   +21 02 07    51.880   52.726  147.1    0.6   169   17.0 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   13 25 26.9   +21 02 21    51.885   52.726  146.6    0.6   167   17.0 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   13 25 23.0   +21 02 33    51.890   52.726  146.0    0.6   166   17.0 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   13 25 19.0   +21 02 45    51.895   52.726  145.5    0.6   164   17.0 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   13 25 15.0   +21 02 56    51.900   52.726  144.9    0.6   163   17.1 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   13 25 11.1   +21 03 07    51.906   52.726  144.3    0.6   162   17.1 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   13 25 07.2   +21 03 17    51.912   52.726  143.7    0.6   160   17.1 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   13 25 03.3   +21 03 26    51.918   52.726  143.1    0.7   159   17.1 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   13 24 59.4   +21 03 35    51.925   52.726  142.5    0.7   158   17.1 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   13 24 55.5   +21 03 43    51.931   52.727  141.8    0.7   157   17.1 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   13 24 51.7   +21 03 50    51.938   52.727  141.2    0.7   155   17.1 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   13 24 47.9   +21 03 56    51.946   52.727  140.5    0.7   154   17.1 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   13 24 44.1   +21 04 02    51.953   52.727  139.8    0.7   153   17.1 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   13 24 40.3   +21 04 08    51.961   52.727  139.1    0.7   152   17.1 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   13 24 36.6   +21 04 12    51.968   52.727  138.4    0.7   151   17.1 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   13 24 32.9   +21 04 16    51.976   52.727  137.7    0.7   150   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.