136472 Makemake (Dwarf planet)
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From Cambridge , 136472 Makemake is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:50 (EDT), 47° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:48, 69° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:32, 28° above your western horizon.
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Name
136472 Makemake
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Object type
Dwarf planet
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Current position
| Computed for: | 25 April 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 13h22m [1] |
| Declination: | +21°33' [1] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 17.06 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 51.89 AU 431.60 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 5.68 deg/yr[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 280.3° |
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 |
Visibility from Cambridge
All times shown in Cambridge local time.
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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