(136472) Makemake
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	1 Apr 2026	17.0	52.725 AU	51.838 AU	13h26m	+20°56'	152.3°	0.5°
Today	23 Apr 2026	17.0	52.726 AU	51.895 AU	13h25m	+21°02'	145.5°	0.6°

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)                : 0.1604219
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 45.5109243
            i (Inclination)                 : 29.03230
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 79.26907
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 297.07678
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 169.31833
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 19.58313
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -25.60168
            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
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   13 25 19.0   +21 02 45    51.895   52.726  145.5    0.6   164   17.0 
2026-04-23 05:18 UT   13 25 18.1   +21 02 47    51.896   52.726  145.3    0.6   164   17.1 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   13 25 15.0   +21 02 56    51.900   52.726  144.9    0.6   163   17.1 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   13 25 11.1   +21 03 07    51.906   52.726  144.3    0.6   162   17.1 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   13 25 07.2   +21 03 17    51.912   52.726  143.7    0.6   160   17.1 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   13 25 03.3   +21 03 26    51.918   52.726  143.1    0.7   159   17.1 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   13 24 59.4   +21 03 35    51.925   52.726  142.5    0.7   158   17.1 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   13 24 55.5   +21 03 43    51.931   52.727  141.8    0.7   157   17.1 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   13 24 51.7   +21 03 50    51.938   52.727  141.2    0.7   155   17.1 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   13 24 47.9   +21 03 56    51.946   52.727  140.5    0.7   154   17.1 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   13 24 44.1   +21 04 02    51.953   52.727  139.8    0.7   153   17.1 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   13 24 40.3   +21 04 08    51.961   52.727  139.1    0.7   152   17.1 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   13 24 36.6   +21 04 12    51.968   52.727  138.4    0.7   151   17.1 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   13 24 32.9   +21 04 16    51.976   52.727  137.7    0.7   150   17.1 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   13 24 29.2   +21 04 20    51.985   52.727  137.0    0.7   149   17.1 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   13 24 25.5   +21 04 22    51.993   52.727  136.3    0.8   148   17.1 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   13 24 21.9   +21 04 24    52.002   52.727  135.6    0.8   147   17.1 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   13 24 18.3   +21 04 25    52.011   52.727  134.8    0.8   146   17.1 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   13 24 14.7   +21 04 26    52.020   52.727  134.1    0.8   145   17.1 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   13 24 11.2   +21 04 26    52.029   52.727  133.3    0.8   144   17.1 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   13 24 07.7   +21 04 25    52.039   52.727  132.6    0.8   143   17.1 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   13 24 04.3   +21 04 23    52.048   52.727  131.8    0.8   143   17.1 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   13 24 00.8   +21 04 21    52.058   52.727  131.0    0.8   142   17.1 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   13 23 57.5   +21 04 18    52.068   52.727  130.3    0.8   141   17.1 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   13 23 54.1   +21 04 15    52.079   52.727  129.5    0.8   140   17.1 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   13 23 50.8   +21 04 11    52.089   52.727  128.7    0.9   139   17.1 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   13 23 47.6   +21 04 06    52.100   52.728  127.9    0.9   139   17.1 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   13 23 44.4   +21 03 60    52.111   52.728  127.1    0.9   138   17.1 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   13 23 41.2   +21 03 54    52.122   52.728  126.3    0.9   137   17.1 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   13 23 38.1   +21 03 47    52.133   52.728  125.5    0.9   137   17.1 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   13 23 35.0   +21 03 39    52.144   52.728  124.7    0.9   136   17.1 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   13 23 32.0   +21 03 31    52.156   52.728  123.9    0.9   135   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.