The dwarf planet 136472 Makemake

From Cambridge , 136472 Makemake is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:39, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:04, 70° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:59, 67° above your south-western horizon.
Name
136472 Makemake
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Object Type
Dwarf Planet
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Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
Magnitude: | 17.22 (V) [1] |
Absolute mag (H): | -0.13 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Right ascension: | 13h15m [1] |
Declination: | +22°38' [1] |
Distance: | 52.26 AU 434.64 lightmin [1] |
Semi-major axis: | 45.37 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.162893 |
Inclination: | 28.99° |
Longitude ascending node: | 79.58° |
Argument of perihelion: | 294.87° |
Epoch of elements: | 17 December 2020 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 166.11° |
Perihelion: | 37.98 AU |
Aphelion: | 52.76 AU |
Orbital period: | 305.58 years |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.
27 Mar 2021 | – 136472 Makemake at opposition |
30 Sep 2021 | – 136472 Makemake at solar conjunction |
28 Mar 2022 | – 136472 Makemake at opposition |
01 Oct 2022 | – 136472 Makemake at solar conjunction |
29 Mar 2023 | – 136472 Makemake at opposition |
02 Oct 2023 | – 136472 Makemake at solar conjunction |
30 Mar 2024 | – 136472 Makemake at opposition |
03 Oct 2024 | – 136472 Makemake at solar conjunction |