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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. Wed, 08 Apr 1998 at 05:25 EDT (9,580 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. Wed, 25 Mar 1998 at 08:32 EDT (9,594 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. Tue, 03 Mar 1998 at 22:26 EDT (9,616 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. Thu, 27 Nov 1997 at 14:52 EDT (9,712 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. Sat, 11 Oct 1997 at 17:16 EDT (9,759 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. Sat, 27 Sep 1997 at 03:02 EDT (9,773 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. Fri, 05 Sep 1997 at 04:27 EDT (9,795 days ago) in Ursa Major

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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. Fri, 29 Aug 1997 at 14:11 EDT (9,802 days ago) in Aquarius

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1 Ceres at aphelion 1 Ceres passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Tue, 12 Aug 1997 at 03:49 EDT (9,819 days ago) in Aquarius

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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, 25 May 1997 at 09:25 EDT (9,898 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. Tue, 08 Apr 1997 at 02:06 EDT (9,945 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. Mon, 24 Mar 1997 at 03:06 EDT (9,960 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, 02 Mar 1997 at 15:07 EDT (9,982 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. Mon, 13 Jan 1997 at 22:55 EDT (10,030 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Sun, 24 Nov 1996 at 22:10 EDT (10,080 days ago) in Scorpius

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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. Fri, 11 Oct 1996 at 05:26 EDT (10,124 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, 25 Sep 1996 at 21:26 EDT (10,140 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, 03 Sep 1996 at 20:18 EDT (10,162 days ago) in Ursa Major

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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. Wed, 29 May 1996 at 16:30 EDT (10,259 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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. Wed, 22 May 1996 at 13:13 EDT (10,266 days ago) in Ophiuchus