(136472) Makemake
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	20 Oct 2026	17.1	52.736 AU	53.597 AU	13h27m	+19°40'	29.9°	0.5°
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)                : 0.1588848
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 45.5712201
            i (Inclination)                 : 29.02785
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 79.29501
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 297.09342
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 169.93632
            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
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   13 27 42.1   +19 40 01    53.597   52.736   29.9    0.5   355   17.1 
2026-10-20 05:57 UT   13 27 43.3   +19 39 55    53.596   52.736   30.0    0.5   355   17.1 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   13 27 46.9   +19 39 37    53.593   52.736   30.3    0.5   353   17.1 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   13 27 51.8   +19 39 13    53.588   52.736   30.8    0.6   352   17.1 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   13 27 56.6   +19 38 50    53.584   52.736   31.3    0.6   350   17.1 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   13 28 01.5   +19 38 28    53.579   52.736   31.8    0.6   349   17.1 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   13 28 06.3   +19 38 06    53.574   52.736   32.3    0.6   347   17.1 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   13 28 11.1   +19 37 45    53.569   52.736   32.8    0.6   345   17.1 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   13 28 15.9   +19 37 24    53.563   52.736   33.4    0.6   344   17.1 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   13 28 20.7   +19 37 04    53.557   52.736   34.0    0.6   343   17.1 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   13 28 25.5   +19 36 45    53.551   52.736   34.5    0.6   341   17.1 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   13 28 30.2   +19 36 26    53.545   52.736   35.2    0.6   340   17.1 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   13 28 35.0   +19 36 08    53.538   52.736   35.8    0.6   339   17.1 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   13 28 39.7   +19 35 51    53.532   52.736   36.4    0.6   337   17.1 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   13 28 44.4   +19 35 34    53.525   52.736   37.1    0.6   336   17.1 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   13 28 49.1   +19 35 17    53.518   52.736   37.7    0.7   335   17.1 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   13 28 53.8   +19 35 02    53.510   52.736   38.4    0.7   334   17.1 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   13 28 58.4   +19 34 47    53.502   52.736   39.1    0.7   333   17.1 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   13 29 03.1   +19 34 32    53.495   52.736   39.8    0.7   332   17.1 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   13 29 07.7   +19 34 19    53.486   52.736   40.5    0.7   330   17.1 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   13 29 12.3   +19 34 05    53.478   52.737   41.2    0.7   329   17.1 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   13 29 16.8   +19 33 53    53.469   52.737   41.9    0.7   328   17.1 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   13 29 21.4   +19 33 41    53.461   52.737   42.7    0.7   327   17.1 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   13 29 25.9   +19 33 30    53.452   52.737   43.4    0.7   326   17.1 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   13 29 30.3   +19 33 20    53.442   52.737   44.2    0.7   326   17.1 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   13 29 34.8   +19 33 10    53.433   52.737   44.9    0.8   325   17.1 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   13 29 39.2   +19 33 01    53.423   52.737   45.7    0.8   324   17.1 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   13 29 43.5   +19 32 52    53.413   52.737   46.5    0.8   323   17.1 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   13 29 47.9   +19 32 44    53.403   52.737   47.2    0.8   322   17.1 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   13 29 52.2   +19 32 37    53.393   52.737   48.0    0.8   321   17.1 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   13 29 56.5   +19 32 31    53.383   52.737   48.8    0.8   320   17.1 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   13 30 00.7   +19 32 25    53.372   52.737   49.6    0.8   320   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.