(136472) Makemake |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 26 Jun 2025 | 17.1 | 52.709 AU | 52.619 AU | 13h19m | +21°21' | 94.5° | 1.1° |
Opposition | 1 Apr 2026 | 17.0 | 52.725 AU | 51.838 AU | 13h26m | +20°56' | 152.3° | 0.5° |
(136472) Makemake - 2025-06-26
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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) : 0.1619382
a (Semimajor axis) : 45.4497143
i (Inclination) : 29.03386
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 79.25983
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 296.95333
M (Mean anomaly) : 168.82354
Epoch : 2025 May 05
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 19.44151
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -25.63321
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
2025-06-26 00:00 UT 13 19 20.9 +21 21 55 52.619 52.709 94.5 1.1 117 17.1
2025-06-26 07:50 UT 13 19 20.6 +21 21 45 52.624 52.709 94.2 1.1 117 17.1
2025-06-27 00:00 UT 13 19 20.1 +21 21 24 52.634 52.709 93.7 1.1 117 17.1
2025-06-28 00:00 UT 13 19 19.4 +21 20 54 52.649 52.709 92.8 1.1 116 17.1
2025-06-29 00:00 UT 13 19 18.8 +21 20 23 52.664 52.709 92.0 1.1 116 17.1
2025-06-30 00:00 UT 13 19 18.2 +21 19 51 52.679 52.709 91.1 1.1 115 17.1
2025-07-01 00:00 UT 13 19 17.7 +21 19 19 52.695 52.710 90.3 1.1 115 17.1
2025-07-02 00:00 UT 13 19 17.3 +21 18 47 52.710 52.710 89.4 1.1 115 17.1
2025-07-03 00:00 UT 13 19 17.0 +21 18 14 52.725 52.710 88.6 1.1 114 17.1
2025-07-04 00:00 UT 13 19 16.7 +21 17 41 52.740 52.710 87.8 1.1 114 17.1
2025-07-05 00:00 UT 13 19 16.5 +21 17 07 52.755 52.710 86.9 1.1 113 17.1
2025-07-06 00:00 UT 13 19 16.4 +21 16 33 52.770 52.710 86.1 1.1 113 17.1
2025-07-07 00:00 UT 13 19 16.4 +21 15 58 52.785 52.710 85.2 1.1 112 17.1
2025-07-08 00:00 UT 13 19 16.4 +21 15 23 52.800 52.710 84.4 1.1 112 17.1
2025-07-09 00:00 UT 13 19 16.5 +21 14 48 52.815 52.710 83.5 1.1 112 17.1
2025-07-10 00:00 UT 13 19 16.7 +21 14 12 52.830 52.710 82.7 1.1 111 17.1
2025-07-11 00:00 UT 13 19 17.0 +21 13 36 52.844 52.710 81.9 1.1 111 17.1
2025-07-12 00:00 UT 13 19 17.3 +21 12 59 52.859 52.710 81.0 1.1 110 17.1
2025-07-13 00:00 UT 13 19 17.7 +21 12 22 52.874 52.710 80.2 1.1 110 17.1
2025-07-14 00:00 UT 13 19 18.2 +21 11 45 52.889 52.710 79.3 1.1 109 17.1
2025-07-15 00:00 UT 13 19 18.7 +21 11 08 52.903 52.710 78.5 1.1 109 17.1
2025-07-16 00:00 UT 13 19 19.3 +21 10 30 52.918 52.710 77.7 1.1 108 17.1
2025-07-17 00:00 UT 13 19 20.0 +21 09 51 52.933 52.710 76.8 1.1 108 17.1
2025-07-18 00:00 UT 13 19 20.8 +21 09 13 52.947 52.711 76.0 1.1 108 17.1
2025-07-19 00:00 UT 13 19 21.6 +21 08 34 52.962 52.711 75.2 1.1 107 17.1
2025-07-20 00:00 UT 13 19 22.5 +21 07 55 52.976 52.711 74.3 1.1 107 17.1
2025-07-21 00:00 UT 13 19 23.5 +21 07 15 52.990 52.711 73.5 1.1 106 17.2
2025-07-22 00:00 UT 13 19 24.6 +21 06 36 53.005 52.711 72.7 1.1 106 17.2
2025-07-23 00:00 UT 13 19 25.7 +21 05 56 53.019 52.711 71.8 1.0 105 17.2
2025-07-24 00:00 UT 13 19 26.9 +21 05 15 53.033 52.711 71.0 1.0 105 17.2
2025-07-25 00:00 UT 13 19 28.2 +21 04 35 53.047 52.711 70.2 1.0 104 17.2
2025-07-26 00:00 UT 13 19 29.6 +21 03 54 53.061 52.711 69.3 1.0 104 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.