136472 Makemake (Dwarf planet)

From Fairfield , 136472 Makemake is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:23 (EDT), 65° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:33, 70° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:49, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
Name
136472 Makemake
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Object type
Dwarf planet
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Computed for: | 16 May 2025 |
Right ascension: | 13h20m [1] |
Declination: | +21°34' [1] |
Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
Magnitude: | 17.09 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 52.07 AU 433.08 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 4.65 deg/yr[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 263.7° |
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] |
Perihelion: | 38.03 AU |
Aphelion: | 52.81 AU |
Orbital period: | 306.07 years |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.
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 |
03 Apr 2029 | – 136472 Makemake at opposition |