(136472) Makemake
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	31 Aug 2025	17.1	52.713 AU	53.467 AU	13h21m	+20°38'	41.3°	0.7°
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)                : 0.1619387
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 45.4496818
            i (Inclination)                 : 29.03386
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 79.25978
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 296.95325
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 168.82371
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 19.44138
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -25.63322
            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
2025-08-31 00:00 UT   13 21 02.3   +20 38 16    53.467   52.713   41.3    0.7    80   17.1 
2025-08-31 20:52 UT   13 21 05.5   +20 37 39    53.474   52.713   40.7    0.7    79   17.1 
2025-09-01 00:00 UT   13 21 06.0   +20 37 33    53.475   52.713   40.6    0.7    79   17.1 
2025-09-02 00:00 UT   13 21 09.7   +20 36 51    53.483   52.713   40.0    0.7    77   17.1 
2025-09-03 00:00 UT   13 21 13.4   +20 36 09    53.490   52.713   39.3    0.7    76   17.1 
2025-09-04 00:00 UT   13 21 17.2   +20 35 27    53.497   52.713   38.6    0.7    75   17.1 
2025-09-05 00:00 UT   13 21 21.1   +20 34 46    53.505   52.713   38.0    0.7    74   17.1 
2025-09-06 00:00 UT   13 21 25.0   +20 34 04    53.511   52.713   37.3    0.7    73   17.1 
2025-09-07 00:00 UT   13 21 28.9   +20 33 23    53.518   52.713   36.7    0.7    72   17.1 
2025-09-08 00:00 UT   13 21 32.9   +20 32 42    53.524   52.714   36.1    0.6    71   17.1 
2025-09-09 00:00 UT   13 21 36.9   +20 32 01    53.531   52.714   35.5    0.6    69   17.1 
2025-09-10 00:00 UT   13 21 41.0   +20 31 21    53.537   52.714   34.9    0.6    68   17.1 
2025-09-11 00:00 UT   13 21 45.1   +20 30 41    53.542   52.714   34.3    0.6    67   17.1 
2025-09-12 00:00 UT   13 21 49.3   +20 30 00    53.548   52.714   33.7    0.6    65   17.1 
2025-09-13 00:00 UT   13 21 53.5   +20 29 21    53.553   52.714   33.2    0.6    64   17.1 
2025-09-14 00:00 UT   13 21 57.7   +20 28 41    53.558   52.714   32.7    0.6    63   17.1 
2025-09-15 00:00 UT   13 22 02.0   +20 28 02    53.563   52.714   32.1    0.6    61   17.1 
2025-09-16 00:00 UT   13 22 06.3   +20 27 23    53.567   52.714   31.6    0.6    60   17.1 
2025-09-17 00:00 UT   13 22 10.6   +20 26 44    53.572   52.714   31.2    0.6    58   17.1 
2025-09-18 00:00 UT   13 22 15.0   +20 26 06    53.576   52.714   30.7    0.6    56   17.1 
2025-09-19 00:00 UT   13 22 19.4   +20 25 28    53.579   52.714   30.3    0.6    55   17.1 
2025-09-20 00:00 UT   13 22 23.8   +20 24 50    53.583   52.714   29.9    0.5    53   17.1 
2025-09-21 00:00 UT   13 22 28.3   +20 24 13    53.586   52.714   29.5    0.5    51   17.1 
2025-09-22 00:00 UT   13 22 32.8   +20 23 36    53.589   52.714   29.1    0.5    49   17.1 
2025-09-23 00:00 UT   13 22 37.3   +20 22 59    53.592   52.714   28.7    0.5    48   17.1 
2025-09-24 00:00 UT   13 22 41.9   +20 22 23    53.595   52.714   28.4    0.5    46   17.1 
2025-09-25 00:00 UT   13 22 46.4   +20 21 47    53.597   52.714   28.1    0.5    44   17.1 
2025-09-26 00:00 UT   13 22 51.0   +20 21 11    53.599   52.715   27.9    0.5    42   17.1 
2025-09-27 00:00 UT   13 22 55.7   +20 20 36    53.601   52.715   27.6    0.5    40   17.1 
2025-09-28 00:00 UT   13 23 00.3   +20 20 01    53.602   52.715   27.4    0.5    38   17.1 
2025-09-29 00:00 UT   13 23 05.0   +20 19 27    53.603   52.715   27.2    0.5    36   17.1 
2025-09-30 00:00 UT   13 23 09.7   +20 18 53    53.604   52.715   27.1    0.5    34   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.