(136472) Makemake |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 30 May 2023 | 17.1 | 52.661 AU | 52.212 AU | 13h13m | +22°30' | 115.8° | 1.0° |
Opposition | 29 Mar 2024 | 17.1 | 52.680 AU | 51.797 AU | 13h20m | +21°55' | 152.0° | 0.5° |
(136472) Makemake - 2023-05-30
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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) : 0.1661307
a (Semimajor axis) : 45.2648797
i (Inclination) : 29.01844
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 79.36116
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 295.82384
M (Mean anomaly) : 167.57369
Epoch : 2023 Feb 25
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 18.32151
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -25.89025
P (Orbital period in years) : 304.54
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
2023-05-30 00:00 UT 13 13 56.8 +22 30 53 52.212 52.661 115.8 1.0 130 17.1
2023-05-30 12:17 UT 13 13 55.5 +22 30 45 52.218 52.661 115.4 1.0 130 17.1
2023-05-31 00:00 UT 13 13 54.3 +22 30 38 52.225 52.661 115.0 1.0 130 17.1
2023-06-01 00:00 UT 13 13 51.9 +22 30 22 52.238 52.661 114.2 1.0 129 17.1
2023-06-02 00:00 UT 13 13 49.5 +22 30 05 52.251 52.661 113.3 1.0 128 17.1
2023-06-03 00:00 UT 13 13 47.2 +22 29 48 52.265 52.661 112.5 1.0 128 17.1
2023-06-04 00:00 UT 13 13 45.0 +22 29 30 52.278 52.661 111.7 1.0 127 17.1
2023-06-05 00:00 UT 13 13 42.8 +22 29 12 52.292 52.662 110.9 1.0 127 17.1
2023-06-06 00:00 UT 13 13 40.7 +22 28 52 52.306 52.662 110.0 1.0 126 17.1
2023-06-07 00:00 UT 13 13 38.6 +22 28 33 52.319 52.662 109.2 1.0 126 17.1
2023-06-08 00:00 UT 13 13 36.6 +22 28 12 52.333 52.662 108.3 1.0 125 17.2
2023-06-09 00:00 UT 13 13 34.7 +22 27 51 52.347 52.662 107.5 1.1 125 17.2
2023-06-10 00:00 UT 13 13 32.8 +22 27 30 52.362 52.662 106.7 1.1 124 17.2
2023-06-11 00:00 UT 13 13 31.0 +22 27 08 52.376 52.662 105.8 1.1 124 17.2
2023-06-12 00:00 UT 13 13 29.3 +22 26 45 52.390 52.662 105.0 1.1 123 17.2
2023-06-13 00:00 UT 13 13 27.6 +22 26 21 52.404 52.662 104.2 1.1 123 17.2
2023-06-14 00:00 UT 13 13 26.0 +22 25 57 52.419 52.662 103.3 1.1 122 17.2
2023-06-15 00:00 UT 13 13 24.5 +22 25 33 52.433 52.662 102.5 1.1 122 17.2
2023-06-16 00:00 UT 13 13 23.0 +22 25 08 52.448 52.662 101.6 1.1 121 17.2
2023-06-17 00:00 UT 13 13 21.6 +22 24 42 52.463 52.662 100.8 1.1 121 17.2
2023-06-18 00:00 UT 13 13 20.3 +22 24 16 52.477 52.662 100.0 1.1 121 17.2
2023-06-19 00:00 UT 13 13 19.0 +22 23 49 52.492 52.662 99.1 1.1 120 17.2
2023-06-20 00:00 UT 13 13 17.8 +22 23 22 52.507 52.663 98.3 1.1 120 17.2
2023-06-21 00:00 UT 13 13 16.7 +22 22 54 52.522 52.663 97.4 1.1 119 17.2
2023-06-22 00:00 UT 13 13 15.7 +22 22 25 52.536 52.663 96.6 1.1 119 17.2
2023-06-23 00:00 UT 13 13 14.7 +22 21 56 52.551 52.663 95.7 1.1 118 17.2
2023-06-24 00:00 UT 13 13 13.8 +22 21 27 52.566 52.663 94.9 1.1 118 17.2
2023-06-25 00:00 UT 13 13 13.0 +22 20 57 52.581 52.663 94.1 1.1 117 17.2
2023-06-26 00:00 UT 13 13 12.2 +22 20 27 52.596 52.663 93.2 1.1 117 17.2
2023-06-27 00:00 UT 13 13 11.5 +22 19 56 52.611 52.663 92.4 1.1 116 17.2
2023-06-28 00:00 UT 13 13 10.9 +22 19 24 52.626 52.663 91.5 1.1 116 17.2
2023-06-29 00:00 UT 13 13 10.4 +22 18 52 52.641 52.663 90.7 1.1 116 17.2
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.