(136472) Makemake
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Jul 2026	17.1	52.731 AU	53.007 AU	13h22m	+20°37'	73.7°	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)                : 0.1588850
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 45.5712106
            i (Inclination)                 : 29.02785
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 79.29501
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 297.09342
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 169.93631
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 19.62588
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -25.59376
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 307.64            
        

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
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   13 22 25.7   +20 37 27    53.007   52.731   73.7    1.1   106   17.1 
2026-07-22 04:08 UT   13 22 25.8   +20 37 21    53.010   52.731   73.5    1.1   106   17.1 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   13 22 26.7   +20 36 48    53.022   52.731   72.9    1.1   106   17.1 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   13 22 27.8   +20 36 08    53.036   52.731   72.0    1.0   105   17.1 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   13 22 29.0   +20 35 28    53.050   52.731   71.2    1.0   105   17.1 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   13 22 30.3   +20 34 48    53.064   52.731   70.4    1.0   104   17.1 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   13 22 31.6   +20 34 07    53.078   52.731   69.5    1.0   104   17.1 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   13 22 33.1   +20 33 27    53.092   52.731   68.7    1.0   103   17.1 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   13 22 34.5   +20 32 46    53.105   52.731   67.9    1.0   103   17.1 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   13 22 36.1   +20 32 04    53.119   52.731   67.1    1.0   102   17.1 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   13 22 37.7   +20 31 23    53.132   52.731   66.2    1.0   102   17.1 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   13 22 39.4   +20 30 41    53.146   52.731   65.4    1.0   101   17.1 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   13 22 41.2   +20 29 60    53.159   52.732   64.6    1.0   101   17.1 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   13 22 43.0   +20 29 18    53.172   52.732   63.8    1.0   100   17.1 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   13 22 44.9   +20 28 36    53.185   52.732   63.0    1.0   100   17.1 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   13 22 46.8   +20 27 54    53.198   52.732   62.1    1.0    99   17.1 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   13 22 48.9   +20 27 11    53.211   52.732   61.3    1.0    99   17.1 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   13 22 51.0   +20 26 29    53.224   52.732   60.5    1.0    98   17.1 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   13 22 53.2   +20 25 46    53.236   52.732   59.7    1.0    97   17.1 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   13 22 55.4   +20 25 03    53.248   52.732   58.9    0.9    97   17.1 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   13 22 57.7   +20 24 21    53.261   52.732   58.1    0.9    96   17.1 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   13 23 00.1   +20 23 38    53.273   52.732   57.3    0.9    96   17.1 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   13 23 02.5   +20 22 55    53.285   52.732   56.5    0.9    95   17.1 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   13 23 05.0   +20 22 12    53.296   52.732   55.7    0.9    94   17.1 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   13 23 07.6   +20 21 29    53.308   52.732   54.9    0.9    94   17.1 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   13 23 10.2   +20 20 45    53.319   52.732   54.1    0.9    93   17.1 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   13 23 12.9   +20 20 02    53.331   52.732   53.3    0.9    93   17.1 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   13 23 15.6   +20 19 19    53.342   52.732   52.6    0.9    92   17.1 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   13 23 18.4   +20 18 36    53.353   52.732   51.8    0.9    91   17.1 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   13 23 21.3   +20 17 53    53.363   52.732   51.0    0.9    90   17.1 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   13 23 24.2   +20 17 10    53.374   52.732   50.2    0.8    90   17.1 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   13 23 27.2   +20 16 26    53.384   52.733   49.5    0.8    89   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.