(136472) Makemake
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	30 Mar 2025	17.0	52.704 AU	51.819 AU	13h23m	+21°25'	152.1°	0.5°
Today	15 Apr 2025	17.1	52.705 AU	51.845 AU	13h22m	+21°31'	148.7°	0.6°

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)                : 0.1619384
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 45.4497094
            i (Inclination)                 : 29.03386
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 79.25983
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 296.95342
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 168.82343
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 19.44161
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -25.63318
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 306.41            
        

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
2025-04-15 00:00 UT   13 22 44.9   +21 31 07    51.845   52.705  148.7    0.6   175   17.1 
2025-04-15 07:27 UT   13 22 43.7   +21 31 12    51.846   52.705  148.6    0.6   175   17.1 
2025-04-16 00:00 UT   13 22 40.9   +21 31 23    51.849   52.705  148.3    0.6   174   17.1 
2025-04-17 00:00 UT   13 22 36.9   +21 31 38    51.853   52.705  147.8    0.6   172   17.1 
2025-04-18 00:00 UT   13 22 32.9   +21 31 52    51.857   52.705  147.3    0.6   170   17.1 
2025-04-19 00:00 UT   13 22 28.9   +21 32 06    51.862   52.705  146.8    0.6   169   17.1 
2025-04-20 00:00 UT   13 22 24.9   +21 32 19    51.866   52.705  146.3    0.6   167   17.1 
2025-04-21 00:00 UT   13 22 20.9   +21 32 32    51.871   52.705  145.8    0.6   166   17.1 
2025-04-22 00:00 UT   13 22 16.9   +21 32 44    51.877   52.705  145.2    0.6   164   17.1 
2025-04-23 00:00 UT   13 22 12.9   +21 32 55    51.882   52.705  144.6    0.6   163   17.1 
2025-04-24 00:00 UT   13 22 09.0   +21 33 06    51.888   52.705  144.1    0.6   162   17.1 
2025-04-25 00:00 UT   13 22 05.1   +21 33 16    51.894   52.706  143.4    0.7   160   17.1 
2025-04-26 00:00 UT   13 22 01.2   +21 33 25    51.900   52.706  142.8    0.7   159   17.1 
2025-04-27 00:00 UT   13 21 57.3   +21 33 34    51.907   52.706  142.2    0.7   158   17.1 
2025-04-28 00:00 UT   13 21 53.4   +21 33 42    51.914   52.706  141.5    0.7   157   17.1 
2025-04-29 00:00 UT   13 21 49.5   +21 33 49    51.921   52.706  140.9    0.7   155   17.1 
2025-04-30 00:00 UT   13 21 45.7   +21 33 55    51.928   52.706  140.2    0.7   154   17.1 
2025-05-01 00:00 UT   13 21 41.9   +21 34 01    51.935   52.706  139.5    0.7   153   17.1 
2025-05-02 00:00 UT   13 21 38.1   +21 34 07    51.943   52.706  138.9    0.7   152   17.1 
2025-05-03 00:00 UT   13 21 34.4   +21 34 11    51.951   52.706  138.2    0.7   151   17.1 
2025-05-04 00:00 UT   13 21 30.6   +21 34 15    51.959   52.706  137.5    0.7   150   17.1 
2025-05-05 00:00 UT   13 21 26.9   +21 34 18    51.967   52.706  136.7    0.8   149   17.1 
2025-05-06 00:00 UT   13 21 23.3   +21 34 21    51.976   52.706  136.0    0.8   148   17.1 
2025-05-07 00:00 UT   13 21 19.6   +21 34 23    51.984   52.706  135.3    0.8   147   17.1 
2025-05-08 00:00 UT   13 21 16.0   +21 34 24    51.993   52.706  134.5    0.8   146   17.1 
2025-05-09 00:00 UT   13 21 12.5   +21 34 24    52.003   52.706  133.8    0.8   145   17.1 
2025-05-10 00:00 UT   13 21 09.0   +21 34 24    52.012   52.706  133.1    0.8   144   17.1 
2025-05-11 00:00 UT   13 21 05.5   +21 34 23    52.022   52.707  132.3    0.8   144   17.1 
2025-05-12 00:00 UT   13 21 02.0   +21 34 22    52.031   52.707  131.5    0.8   143   17.1 
2025-05-13 00:00 UT   13 20 58.6   +21 34 19    52.041   52.707  130.8    0.8   142   17.1 
2025-05-14 00:00 UT   13 20 55.2   +21 34 16    52.051   52.707  130.0    0.8   141   17.1 
2025-05-15 00:00 UT   13 20 51.9   +21 34 13    52.062   52.707  129.2    0.9   140   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.