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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 (9,496 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 (9,546 days ago) in Cetus

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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 (9,546 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 (9,560 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 (9,582 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 (9,678 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 (9,725 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 (9,739 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 (9,761 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 (9,768 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 (9,785 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 (9,864 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 (9,911 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 (9,926 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 (9,948 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 (9,996 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 (10,046 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 (10,090 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 (10,106 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 (10,128 days ago) in Ursa Major