(136472) Makemake
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Jul 2025	17.1	52.710 AU	52.859 AU	13h19m	+21°12'	81.0°	1.1°
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
2025-07-12 00:00 UT   13 19 17.3   +21 12 59    52.859   52.710   81.0    1.1   110   17.1 
2025-07-12 06:12 UT   13 19 17.4   +21 12 49    52.863   52.710   80.8    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 07    52.903   52.710   78.5    1.1   109   17.1 
2025-07-16 00:00 UT   13 19 19.4   +21 10 29    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 21.7   +21 08 34    52.962   52.711   75.2    1.1   107   17.1 
2025-07-20 00:00 UT   13 19 22.6   +21 07 55    52.976   52.711   74.3    1.1   107   17.1 
2025-07-21 00:00 UT   13 19 23.6   +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 35    53.005   52.711   72.7    1.1   106   17.2 
2025-07-23 00:00 UT   13 19 25.7   +21 05 55    53.019   52.711   71.8    1.0   105   17.2 
2025-07-24 00:00 UT   13 19 27.0   +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 
2025-07-27 00:00 UT   13 19 31.0   +21 03 13    53.074   52.711   68.5    1.0   103   17.2 
2025-07-28 00:00 UT   13 19 32.5   +21 02 32    53.088   52.711   67.7    1.0   103   17.2 
2025-07-29 00:00 UT   13 19 34.1   +21 01 50    53.102   52.711   66.9    1.0   102   17.2 
2025-07-30 00:00 UT   13 19 35.7   +21 01 09    53.115   52.711   66.0    1.0   102   17.2 
2025-07-31 00:00 UT   13 19 37.4   +21 00 27    53.129   52.711   65.2    1.0   101   17.2 
2025-08-01 00:00 UT   13 19 39.2   +20 59 45    53.142   52.711   64.4    1.0   101   17.2 
2025-08-02 00:00 UT   13 19 41.0   +20 59 03    53.155   52.711   63.6    1.0   100   17.2 
2025-08-03 00:00 UT   13 19 42.9   +20 58 21    53.168   52.711   62.8    1.0   100   17.1 
2025-08-04 00:00 UT   13 19 44.9   +20 57 38    53.181   52.711   62.0    1.0    99   17.1 
2025-08-05 00:00 UT   13 19 47.0   +20 56 56    53.193   52.712   61.2    1.0    98   17.1 
2025-08-06 00:00 UT   13 19 49.1   +20 56 13    53.206   52.712   60.4    1.0    98   17.1 
2025-08-07 00:00 UT   13 19 51.3   +20 55 30    53.218   52.712   59.5    1.0    97   17.1 
2025-08-08 00:00 UT   13 19 53.5   +20 54 47    53.231   52.712   58.7    0.9    97   17.1 
2025-08-09 00:00 UT   13 19 55.8   +20 54 04    53.243   52.712   57.9    0.9    96   17.1 
2025-08-10 00:00 UT   13 19 58.2   +20 53 21    53.255   52.712   57.1    0.9    96   17.1 
2025-08-11 00:00 UT   13 20 00.7   +20 52 38    53.267   52.712   56.4    0.9    95   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.