(136472) Makemake
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Jun 2026	17.1	52.729 AU	52.561 AU	13h22m	+20°54'	99.0°	1.1°
Opposition	2 Apr 2027	17.0	52.744 AU	51.856 AU	13h29m	+20°26'	152.4°	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)                : 0.1588855
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 45.5711876
            i (Inclination)                 : 29.02785
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 79.29500
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 297.09331
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 169.93646
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 19.62575
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -25.59379
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 307.63            
        

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.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   13 22 28.2   +20 54 23    52.561   52.729   99.0    1.1   119   17.1 
2026-06-22 02:54 UT   13 22 28.0   +20 54 20    52.563   52.729   98.9    1.1   119   17.1 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   13 22 27.0   +20 53 56    52.576   52.729   98.1    1.1   119   17.1 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   13 22 26.0   +20 53 28    52.591   52.729   97.3    1.1   119   17.1 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   13 22 25.0   +20 52 60    52.606   52.730   96.4    1.1   118   17.1 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   13 22 24.1   +20 52 31    52.621   52.730   95.6    1.1   118   17.1 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   13 22 23.2   +20 52 01    52.636   52.730   94.7    1.1   117   17.1 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   13 22 22.4   +20 51 32    52.651   52.730   93.9    1.1   117   17.1 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   13 22 21.7   +20 51 01    52.666   52.730   93.1    1.1   116   17.1 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   13 22 21.1   +20 50 30    52.681   52.730   92.2    1.1   116   17.1 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   13 22 20.5   +20 49 59    52.696   52.730   91.4    1.1   115   17.1 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   13 22 20.1   +20 49 27    52.711   52.730   90.5    1.1   115   17.1 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   13 22 19.6   +20 48 55    52.726   52.730   89.7    1.1   115   17.1 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   13 22 19.3   +20 48 22    52.741   52.730   88.8    1.1   114   17.1 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   13 22 19.0   +20 47 49    52.756   52.730   88.0    1.1   114   17.1 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   13 22 18.8   +20 47 16    52.771   52.730   87.1    1.1   113   17.1 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   13 22 18.7   +20 46 42    52.786   52.730   86.3    1.1   113   17.1 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   13 22 18.7   +20 46 07    52.801   52.730   85.4    1.1   112   17.1 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   13 22 18.7   +20 45 33    52.816   52.730   84.6    1.1   112   17.1 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   13 22 18.8   +20 44 57    52.831   52.730   83.8    1.1   112   17.1 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   13 22 18.9   +20 44 22    52.846   52.730   82.9    1.1   111   17.1 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   13 22 19.2   +20 43 46    52.861   52.730   82.1    1.1   111   17.1 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   13 22 19.5   +20 43 10    52.876   52.730   81.2    1.1   110   17.1 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   13 22 19.9   +20 42 33    52.891   52.731   80.4    1.1   110   17.1 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   13 22 20.4   +20 41 56    52.906   52.731   79.5    1.1   109   17.1 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   13 22 20.9   +20 41 18    52.920   52.731   78.7    1.1   109   17.1 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   13 22 21.5   +20 40 41    52.935   52.731   77.9    1.1   108   17.1 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   13 22 22.2   +20 40 03    52.950   52.731   77.0    1.1   108   17.1 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   13 22 23.0   +20 39 24    52.964   52.731   76.2    1.1   107   17.1 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   13 22 23.8   +20 38 45    52.979   52.731   75.4    1.1   107   17.1 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   13 22 24.7   +20 38 07    52.993   52.731   74.5    1.1   107   17.1 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   13 22 25.7   +20 37 27    53.007   52.731   73.7    1.1   106   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.