(136472) Makemake
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	29 Mar 2024	17.1	52.681 AU	51.798 AU	13h20m	+21°55'	152.0°	0.5°
Today	24 Apr 2024	17.1	52.683 AU	51.874 AU	13h19m	+22°03'	143.2°	0.7°

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)                : 0.1647556
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 45.3314759
            i (Inclination)                 : 29.03061
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 79.28043
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 296.48453
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 168.08919
            Epoch                           : 2024 Mar 31

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 18.95660
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -25.74390
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 305.21            
        

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
2024-04-24 00:00 UT   13 19 01.9   +22 03 00    51.874   52.683  143.2    0.7   160   17.1 
2024-04-24 13:57 UT   13 18 59.6   +22 03 06    51.878   52.683  142.8    0.7   160   17.1 
2024-04-25 00:00 UT   13 18 57.9   +22 03 10    51.881   52.683  142.6    0.7   159   17.1 
2024-04-26 00:00 UT   13 18 54.0   +22 03 18    51.887   52.683  141.9    0.7   158   17.1 
2024-04-27 00:00 UT   13 18 50.2   +22 03 26    51.894   52.683  141.3    0.7   157   17.1 
2024-04-28 00:00 UT   13 18 46.3   +22 03 34    51.901   52.683  140.6    0.7   155   17.1 
2024-04-29 00:00 UT   13 18 42.5   +22 03 40    51.908   52.683  140.0    0.7   154   17.1 
2024-04-30 00:00 UT   13 18 38.7   +22 03 46    51.916   52.683  139.3    0.7   153   17.1 
2024-05-01 00:00 UT   13 18 34.9   +22 03 51    51.923   52.683  138.6    0.7   152   17.1 
2024-05-02 00:00 UT   13 18 31.1   +22 03 56    51.931   52.683  137.9    0.7   151   17.1 
2024-05-03 00:00 UT   13 18 27.4   +22 03 60    51.939   52.683  137.2    0.7   150   17.1 
2024-05-04 00:00 UT   13 18 23.7   +22 04 03    51.948   52.683  136.5    0.8   149   17.1 
2024-05-05 00:00 UT   13 18 20.0   +22 04 06    51.956   52.684  135.8    0.8   148   17.1 
2024-05-06 00:00 UT   13 18 16.4   +22 04 08    51.965   52.684  135.0    0.8   147   17.1 
2024-05-07 00:00 UT   13 18 12.7   +22 04 09    51.974   52.684  134.3    0.8   146   17.1 
2024-05-08 00:00 UT   13 18 09.2   +22 04 09    51.983   52.684  133.5    0.8   145   17.1 
2024-05-09 00:00 UT   13 18 05.6   +22 04 09    51.993   52.684  132.8    0.8   144   17.1 
2024-05-10 00:00 UT   13 18 02.1   +22 04 08    52.002   52.684  132.0    0.8   144   17.1 
2024-05-11 00:00 UT   13 17 58.7   +22 04 06    52.012   52.684  131.3    0.8   143   17.1 
2024-05-12 00:00 UT   13 17 55.2   +22 04 04    52.022   52.684  130.5    0.8   142   17.1 
2024-05-13 00:00 UT   13 17 51.8   +22 04 01    52.032   52.684  129.7    0.8   141   17.1 
2024-05-14 00:00 UT   13 17 48.5   +22 03 57    52.043   52.684  129.0    0.9   140   17.1 
2024-05-15 00:00 UT   13 17 45.2   +22 03 53    52.053   52.684  128.2    0.9   140   17.1 
2024-05-16 00:00 UT   13 17 41.9   +22 03 48    52.064   52.684  127.4    0.9   139   17.1 
2024-05-17 00:00 UT   13 17 38.7   +22 03 42    52.075   52.684  126.6    0.9   138   17.1 
2024-05-18 00:00 UT   13 17 35.6   +22 03 35    52.086   52.684  125.8    0.9   138   17.1 
2024-05-19 00:00 UT   13 17 32.5   +22 03 28    52.097   52.684  125.0    0.9   137   17.1 
2024-05-20 00:00 UT   13 17 29.4   +22 03 20    52.109   52.684  124.2    0.9   136   17.1 
2024-05-21 00:00 UT   13 17 26.4   +22 03 12    52.120   52.685  123.4    0.9   135   17.1 
2024-05-22 00:00 UT   13 17 23.4   +22 03 03    52.132   52.685  122.6    0.9   135   17.1 
2024-05-23 00:00 UT   13 17 20.5   +22 02 53    52.144   52.685  121.8    0.9   134   17.1 
2024-05-24 00:00 UT   13 17 17.6   +22 02 42    52.156   52.685  121.0    0.9   134   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.