(136472) Makemake |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Opposition | 30 Mar 2025 | 17.0 | 52.704 AU | 51.819 AU | 13h23m | +21°25' | 152.1° | 0.5° |
Today | 30 Apr 2025 | 17.1 | 52.706 AU | 51.928 AU | 13h21m | +21°33' | 140.2° | 0.7° |
(136472) Makemake - 2025-04-30
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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) : 0.1619384
a (Semimajor axis) : 45.4497094
i (Inclination) : 29.03386
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 79.25983
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 296.95342
M (Mean anomaly) : 168.82343
Epoch : 2025 May 05
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 19.44161
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -25.63318
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
2025-04-30 00:00 UT 13 21 45.7 +21 33 55 51.928 52.706 140.2 0.7 154 17.1
2025-04-30 14:46 UT 13 21 43.4 +21 33 59 51.932 52.706 139.8 0.7 154 17.1
2025-05-01 00:00 UT 13 21 41.9 +21 34 01 51.935 52.706 139.5 0.7 153 17.1
2025-05-02 00:00 UT 13 21 38.1 +21 34 07 51.943 52.706 138.9 0.7 152 17.1
2025-05-03 00:00 UT 13 21 34.4 +21 34 11 51.951 52.706 138.2 0.7 151 17.1
2025-05-04 00:00 UT 13 21 30.6 +21 34 15 51.959 52.706 137.5 0.7 150 17.1
2025-05-05 00:00 UT 13 21 26.9 +21 34 18 51.967 52.706 136.7 0.8 149 17.1
2025-05-06 00:00 UT 13 21 23.3 +21 34 21 51.976 52.706 136.0 0.8 148 17.1
2025-05-07 00:00 UT 13 21 19.6 +21 34 23 51.984 52.706 135.3 0.8 147 17.1
2025-05-08 00:00 UT 13 21 16.0 +21 34 24 51.993 52.706 134.5 0.8 146 17.1
2025-05-09 00:00 UT 13 21 12.5 +21 34 24 52.003 52.706 133.8 0.8 145 17.1
2025-05-10 00:00 UT 13 21 09.0 +21 34 24 52.012 52.706 133.1 0.8 144 17.1
2025-05-11 00:00 UT 13 21 05.5 +21 34 23 52.022 52.707 132.3 0.8 144 17.1
2025-05-12 00:00 UT 13 21 02.0 +21 34 22 52.031 52.707 131.5 0.8 143 17.1
2025-05-13 00:00 UT 13 20 58.6 +21 34 19 52.041 52.707 130.8 0.8 142 17.1
2025-05-14 00:00 UT 13 20 55.2 +21 34 16 52.051 52.707 130.0 0.8 141 17.1
2025-05-15 00:00 UT 13 20 51.9 +21 34 13 52.062 52.707 129.2 0.9 140 17.1
2025-05-16 00:00 UT 13 20 48.6 +21 34 09 52.072 52.707 128.4 0.9 140 17.1
2025-05-17 00:00 UT 13 20 45.3 +21 34 04 52.083 52.707 127.7 0.9 139 17.1
2025-05-18 00:00 UT 13 20 42.1 +21 33 58 52.094 52.707 126.9 0.9 138 17.1
2025-05-19 00:00 UT 13 20 39.0 +21 33 51 52.105 52.707 126.1 0.9 137 17.1
2025-05-20 00:00 UT 13 20 35.8 +21 33 44 52.116 52.707 125.3 0.9 137 17.1
2025-05-21 00:00 UT 13 20 32.8 +21 33 37 52.128 52.707 124.5 0.9 136 17.1
2025-05-22 00:00 UT 13 20 29.7 +21 33 28 52.139 52.707 123.7 0.9 135 17.1
2025-05-23 00:00 UT 13 20 26.8 +21 33 19 52.151 52.707 122.9 0.9 135 17.1
2025-05-24 00:00 UT 13 20 23.8 +21 33 09 52.163 52.707 122.1 0.9 134 17.1
2025-05-25 00:00 UT 13 20 21.0 +21 32 59 52.175 52.707 121.3 0.9 133 17.1
2025-05-26 00:00 UT 13 20 18.2 +21 32 48 52.187 52.707 120.4 0.9 133 17.1
2025-05-27 00:00 UT 13 20 15.4 +21 32 36 52.199 52.707 119.6 1.0 132 17.1
2025-05-28 00:00 UT 13 20 12.7 +21 32 24 52.212 52.708 118.8 1.0 132 17.1
2025-05-29 00:00 UT 13 20 10.0 +21 32 11 52.224 52.708 118.0 1.0 131 17.1
2025-05-30 00:00 UT 13 20 07.4 +21 31 57 52.237 52.708 117.2 1.0 131 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.