136472 Makemake (Dwarf planet)

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From Cambridge , 136472 Makemake is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:19 (EDT), 24° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:24, 69° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:14, 37° above your western horizon.

Name 136472 Makemake
Object type Dwarf planet
Current position
Computed for:02 April 2025
Right ascension:13h23m [1]
Declination:+21°26' [1]
Constellation:Coma Berenices
Magnitude:17.04 (V) [1]
Distance:51.82 AU
430.96 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):1.00 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):292.7°
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:45.42 AU
Eccentricity:0.162749
Inclination:29.03°
Longitude ascending node:79.25°
Argument of perihelion:296.89°
Epoch of elements:25 January 2025
Mean Anomaly at epoch:168.58°
Absolute mag (H):-0.24 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:38.03 AU
Aphelion:52.81 AU
Orbital period:306.07 years
Events
31 Mar 2025  –  136472 Makemake at opposition
04 Oct 2025  –  136472 Makemake at solar conjunction
01 Apr 2026  –  136472 Makemake at opposition
05 Oct 2026  –  136472 Makemake at solar conjunction
02 Apr 2027  –  136472 Makemake at opposition
06 Oct 2027  –  136472 Makemake at solar conjunction
02 Apr 2028  –  136472 Makemake at opposition
06 Oct 2028  –  136472 Makemake at solar conjunction
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