(136472) Makemake
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	23 Jan 2026	17.1	52.721 AU	52.410 AU	13h29m	+20°18'	107.9°	1.0°
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)                : 0.1604218
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 45.5109015
            i (Inclination)                 : 29.03229
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 79.26915
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 297.07647
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 169.31865
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 19.58287
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -25.60174
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 307.02            
        

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
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   13 29 29.3   +20 18 52    52.410   52.721  107.9    1.0   285   17.1 
2026-01-23 05:15 UT   13 29 29.3   +20 18 59    52.407   52.721  108.1    1.0   285   17.1 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   13 29 29.1   +20 19 24    52.395   52.721  108.8    1.0   284   17.1 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   13 29 28.9   +20 19 56    52.381   52.721  109.7    1.0   284   17.1 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   13 29 28.5   +20 20 29    52.367   52.721  110.6    1.0   283   17.1 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   13 29 28.1   +20 21 02    52.353   52.721  111.5    1.0   283   17.1 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   13 29 27.6   +20 21 35    52.339   52.722  112.4    1.0   282   17.1 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   13 29 27.0   +20 22 08    52.325   52.722  113.3    1.0   282   17.1 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   13 29 26.4   +20 22 42    52.311   52.722  114.1    1.0   281   17.1 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   13 29 25.6   +20 23 16    52.297   52.722  115.0    1.0   280   17.1 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   13 29 24.8   +20 23 50    52.284   52.722  115.9    1.0   280   17.1 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   13 29 23.9   +20 24 24    52.271   52.722  116.8    1.0   279   17.1 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   13 29 23.0   +20 24 59    52.257   52.722  117.6    0.9   279   17.1 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   13 29 21.9   +20 25 33    52.244   52.722  118.5    0.9   278   17.1 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   13 29 20.8   +20 26 08    52.231   52.722  119.4    0.9   277   17.1 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   13 29 19.6   +20 26 43    52.218   52.722  120.2    0.9   277   17.1 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   13 29 18.4   +20 27 18    52.206   52.722  121.1    0.9   276   17.1 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   13 29 17.0   +20 27 53    52.193   52.722  122.0    0.9   276   17.1 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   13 29 15.6   +20 28 29    52.181   52.722  122.8    0.9   275   17.1 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   13 29 14.2   +20 29 04    52.169   52.722  123.7    0.9   274   17.1 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   13 29 12.6   +20 29 40    52.157   52.722  124.5    0.9   273   17.1 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   13 29 11.0   +20 30 15    52.145   52.722  125.4    0.9   273   17.1 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   13 29 09.3   +20 30 51    52.133   52.722  126.2    0.9   272   17.1 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   13 29 07.5   +20 31 27    52.122   52.722  127.0    0.9   271   17.1 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   13 29 05.7   +20 32 02    52.111   52.723  127.9    0.8   271   17.1 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   13 29 03.8   +20 32 38    52.100   52.723  128.7    0.8   270   17.1 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   13 29 01.8   +20 33 14    52.089   52.723  129.5    0.8   269   17.1 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   13 28 59.8   +20 33 50    52.078   52.723  130.3    0.8   268   17.1 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   13 28 57.7   +20 34 26    52.067   52.723  131.1    0.8   267   17.1 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   13 28 55.5   +20 35 01    52.057   52.723  131.9    0.8   267   17.1 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   13 28 53.3   +20 35 37    52.047   52.723  132.7    0.8   266   17.1 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   13 28 51.0   +20 36 13    52.037   52.723  133.5    0.8   265   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.