241.

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 01:54 PDT (9,895 days ago) in Ophiuchus

242.

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 12:02 PDT (9,945 days ago) in Cetus

243.

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. Tue, 07 Apr 1998 at 06:06 PDT (9,946 days ago) in Cetus

244.

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 05:14 PDT (9,959 days ago) in Coma Berenices

245.

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 19:05 PDT (9,981 days ago) in Ursa Major

246.

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 12:07 PDT (10,077 days ago) in Ophiuchus

247.

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 15:27 PDT (10,124 days ago) in Cetus

248.

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. Fri, 26 Sep 1997 at 23:50 PDT (10,139 days ago) in Coma Berenices

249.

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 01:12 PDT (10,160 days ago) in Ursa Major

250.

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. Thu, 28 Aug 1997 at 13:25 PDT (10,168 days ago) in Aquarius

251.

1 Ceres at aphelion 1 Ceres passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sat, 16 Aug 1997 at 09:10 PDT (10,180 days ago) in Aquarius

252.

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 06:49 PDT (10,263 days ago) in Ophiuchus

253.

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 00:29 PDT (10,310 days ago) in Cetus

254.

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 00:02 PDT (10,325 days ago) in Coma Berenices

255.

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 11:58 PDT (10,347 days ago) in Ursa Major

256.

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. Sun, 12 Jan 1997 at 21:03 PDT (10,396 days ago) in Sagittarius

257.

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 19:41 PDT (10,445 days ago) in Scorpius

258.

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 03:59 PDT (10,489 days ago) in Cetus

259.

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 18:29 PDT (10,505 days ago) in Coma Berenices

260.

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 17:16 PDT (10,527 days ago) in Ursa Major