(136472) Makemake
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	7 Dec 2025	17.1	52.719 AU	53.114 AU	13h28m	+20°02'	65.8°	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)              : 45.5108968
            i (Inclination)                 : 29.03229
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 79.26916
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 297.07643
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 169.31870
            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
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   13 28 12.0   +20 02 23    53.114   52.719   65.8    1.0   308   17.1 
2025-12-07 04:32 UT   13 28 12.7   +20 02 24    53.112   52.719   66.0    1.0   308   17.1 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   13 28 15.3   +20 02 31    53.101   52.719   66.7    1.0   307   17.1 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   13 28 18.5   +20 02 39    53.087   52.719   67.6    1.0   307   17.1 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   13 28 21.6   +20 02 48    53.073   52.719   68.4    1.0   306   17.1 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   13 28 24.7   +20 02 58    53.058   52.719   69.3    1.0   306   17.1 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   13 28 27.7   +20 03 08    53.044   52.719   70.2    1.0   305   17.1 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   13 28 30.6   +20 03 19    53.030   52.719   71.1    1.0   305   17.1 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   13 28 33.5   +20 03 31    53.015   52.719   72.0    1.0   304   17.1 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   13 28 36.3   +20 03 43    53.001   52.719   72.9    1.0   304   17.1 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   13 28 39.1   +20 03 56    52.986   52.719   73.7    1.0   303   17.1 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   13 28 41.8   +20 04 10    52.971   52.719   74.6    1.0   303   17.1 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   13 28 44.4   +20 04 24    52.957   52.719   75.5    1.0   302   17.1 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   13 28 46.9   +20 04 39    52.942   52.719   76.4    1.0   302   17.1 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   13 28 49.4   +20 04 54    52.927   52.719   77.3    1.0   301   17.1 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   13 28 51.8   +20 05 10    52.912   52.719   78.2    1.0   301   17.1 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   13 28 54.1   +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 11.9   +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 

    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.