481.

134340 Pluto at opposition 134340 Pluto lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Fri, 23 Mar 1973 at 17:18 EDT (18,727 days ago) in Coma Berenices

482.

136108 Haumea at opposition 136108 Haumea lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Thu, 01 Mar 1973 at 17:54 EDT (18,749 days ago) in Leo

483.

136472 Makemake at opposition 136472 Makemake lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Sun, 04 Feb 1973 at 19:38 EDT (18,774 days ago) in Leo Minor

484.

1 Ceres at solar conjunction 1 Ceres is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Mon, 09 Oct 1972 at 10:33 EDT (18,892 days ago) in Virgo

485.

136199 Eris at opposition 136199 Eris lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Thu, 05 Oct 1972 at 05:56 EDT (18,896 days ago) in Cetus

486.

134340 Pluto at solar conjunction 134340 Pluto is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Sun, 24 Sep 1972 at 18:44 EDT (18,907 days ago) in Coma Berenices

487.

136108 Haumea at solar conjunction 136108 Haumea is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Sun, 03 Sep 1972 at 00:35 EDT (18,928 days ago) in Leo

488.

136472 Makemake at solar conjunction 136472 Makemake is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Mon, 07 Aug 1972 at 19:30 EDT (18,955 days ago) in Leo Minor

489.

1 Ceres at perihelion 1 Ceres passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sat, 15 Apr 1972 at 13:23 EDT (19,069 days ago) in Cancer

490.

136199 Eris at solar conjunction 136199 Eris is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Sat, 01 Apr 1972 at 13:03 EDT (19,083 days ago) in Cetus

491.

134340 Pluto at opposition 134340 Pluto lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Tue, 21 Mar 1972 at 01:56 EDT (19,094 days ago) in Coma Berenices

492.

136108 Haumea at opposition 136108 Haumea lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Tue, 29 Feb 1972 at 14:21 EDT (19,115 days ago) in Leo

493.

136472 Makemake at opposition 136472 Makemake lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Fri, 04 Feb 1972 at 11:41 EDT (19,140 days ago) in Leo Minor

494.

1 Ceres at opposition 1 Ceres lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it closer and brighter than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Wed, 02 Feb 1972 at 21:53 EDT (19,142 days ago) in Leo

495.

136199 Eris at opposition 136199 Eris lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Tue, 05 Oct 1971 at 17:49 EDT (19,262 days ago) in Cetus

496.

134340 Pluto at solar conjunction 134340 Pluto is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Thu, 23 Sep 1971 at 03:02 EDT (19,274 days ago) in Coma Berenices

497.

136108 Haumea at solar conjunction 136108 Haumea is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Thu, 02 Sep 1971 at 20:13 EDT (19,295 days ago) in Leo

498.

136472 Makemake at solar conjunction 136472 Makemake is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Sat, 07 Aug 1971 at 09:55 EDT (19,321 days ago) in Leo Minor

499.

1 Ceres at solar conjunction 1 Ceres is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Mon, 07 Jun 1971 at 18:11 EDT (19,382 days ago) in Taurus

500.

136199 Eris at solar conjunction 136199 Eris is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Fri, 02 Apr 1971 at 00:50 EDT (19,448 days ago) in Cetus