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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. Sun, 26 Mar 2000 at 19:33 EDT (8,862 days ago) in Coma Berenices

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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. Tue, 21 Mar 2000 at 19:33 EDT (8,867 days ago) in Coma Berenices

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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, 05 Mar 2000 at 13:00 EDT (8,883 days ago) in Ursa Major

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1 Ceres at perihelion 1 Ceres passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sun, 05 Dec 1999 at 20:28 EDT (8,974 days ago) in Virgo

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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, 02 Dec 1999 at 22:03 EDT (8,977 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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, 12 Oct 1999 at 17:03 EDT (9,028 days ago) in Cetus

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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. Wed, 29 Sep 1999 at 14:17 EDT (9,041 days ago) in Coma Berenices

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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. Tue, 07 Sep 1999 at 20:38 EDT (9,063 days ago) in Ursa Major

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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. Fri, 23 Jul 1999 at 10:08 EDT (9,109 days ago) in Cancer

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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. Sun, 30 May 1999 at 23:40 EDT (9,163 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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, 09 Apr 1999 at 02:06 EDT (9,214 days ago) in Cetus

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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. Fri, 26 Mar 1999 at 13:58 EDT (9,228 days ago) in Coma Berenices

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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, 05 Mar 1999 at 05:51 EDT (9,249 days ago) in Ursa Major

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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. Mon, 30 Nov 1998 at 06:46 EDT (9,344 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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. Sat, 28 Nov 1998 at 01:55 EDT (9,346 days ago) in Taurus

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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. Mon, 12 Oct 1998 at 05:10 EDT (9,393 days ago) in Cetus

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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. Mon, 28 Sep 1998 at 08:28 EDT (9,407 days ago) in Coma Berenices

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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. Sun, 06 Sep 1998 at 12:30 EDT (9,429 days ago) in Ursa Major

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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. Thu, 28 May 1998 at 04:45 EDT (9,530 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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. Wed, 08 Apr 1998 at 14:01 EDT (9,580 days ago) in Cetus