(136472) Makemake
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Jul 2024	17.2	52.689 AU	53.055 AU	13h16m	+21°32'	68.3°	1.0°
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)              : 45.3841814
            i (Inclination)                 : 29.03373
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 79.26067
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 296.75537
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 168.41464
            Epoch                           : 2024 Oct 17

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 19.22930
            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
2024-07-26 00:00 UT   13 16 27.9   +21 32 46    53.055   52.689   68.3    1.0   103   17.2 
2024-07-26 23:37 UT   13 16 29.4   +21 32 05    53.069   52.689   67.5    1.0   103   17.2 
2024-07-27 00:00 UT   13 16 29.4   +21 32 05    53.069   52.689   67.5    1.0   103   17.2 
2024-07-28 00:00 UT   13 16 31.0   +21 31 23    53.082   52.689   66.7    1.0   102   17.2 
2024-07-29 00:00 UT   13 16 32.6   +21 30 41    53.096   52.689   65.9    1.0   102   17.2 
2024-07-30 00:00 UT   13 16 34.4   +21 29 59    53.109   52.689   65.1    1.0   101   17.2 
2024-07-31 00:00 UT   13 16 36.1   +21 29 17    53.122   52.689   64.2    1.0   101   17.2 
2024-08-01 00:00 UT   13 16 38.0   +21 28 35    53.135   52.689   63.4    1.0   100   17.2 
2024-08-02 00:00 UT   13 16 39.9   +21 27 53    53.148   52.689   62.6    1.0   100   17.2 
2024-08-03 00:00 UT   13 16 41.9   +21 27 10    53.161   52.689   61.8    1.0    99   17.2 
2024-08-04 00:00 UT   13 16 44.0   +21 26 27    53.174   52.689   61.0    1.0    98   17.2 
2024-08-05 00:00 UT   13 16 46.1   +21 25 44    53.186   52.689   60.2    1.0    98   17.2 
2024-08-06 00:00 UT   13 16 48.3   +21 25 01    53.199   52.689   59.4    0.9    97   17.2 
2024-08-07 00:00 UT   13 16 50.6   +21 24 18    53.211   52.689   58.6    0.9    97   17.2 
2024-08-08 00:00 UT   13 16 52.9   +21 23 35    53.223   52.690   57.8    0.9    96   17.2 
2024-08-09 00:00 UT   13 16 55.3   +21 22 52    53.235   52.690   57.0    0.9    95   17.2 
2024-08-10 00:00 UT   13 16 57.8   +21 22 09    53.247   52.690   56.2    0.9    95   17.2 
2024-08-11 00:00 UT   13 17 00.3   +21 21 25    53.258   52.690   55.4    0.9    94   17.2 
2024-08-12 00:00 UT   13 17 02.9   +21 20 42    53.270   52.690   54.6    0.9    94   17.2 
2024-08-13 00:00 UT   13 17 05.5   +21 19 58    53.281   52.690   53.8    0.9    93   17.2 
2024-08-14 00:00 UT   13 17 08.3   +21 19 15    53.292   52.690   53.1    0.9    92   17.2 
2024-08-15 00:00 UT   13 17 11.0   +21 18 31    53.303   52.690   52.3    0.9    92   17.2 
2024-08-16 00:00 UT   13 17 13.9   +21 17 48    53.314   52.690   51.5    0.9    91   17.2 
2024-08-17 00:00 UT   13 17 16.8   +21 17 04    53.325   52.690   50.7    0.9    90   17.2 
2024-08-18 00:00 UT   13 17 19.7   +21 16 21    53.335   52.690   50.0    0.8    89   17.2 
2024-08-19 00:00 UT   13 17 22.8   +21 15 37    53.346   52.690   49.2    0.8    89   17.2 
2024-08-20 00:00 UT   13 17 25.8   +21 14 54    53.356   52.690   48.5    0.8    88   17.2 
2024-08-21 00:00 UT   13 17 29.0   +21 14 10    53.366   52.690   47.7    0.8    87   17.2 
2024-08-22 00:00 UT   13 17 32.2   +21 13 27    53.375   52.690   47.0    0.8    86   17.1 
2024-08-23 00:00 UT   13 17 35.4   +21 12 44    53.385   52.690   46.2    0.8    86   17.1 
2024-08-24 00:00 UT   13 17 38.7   +21 12 00    53.394   52.691   45.5    0.8    85   17.1 
2024-08-25 00:00 UT   13 17 42.1   +21 11 17    53.403   52.691   44.8    0.8    84   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.