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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 (9,536 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 (9,550 days ago) in Coma Berenices

243.

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 (9,572 days ago) in Ursa Major

244.

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 (9,668 days ago) in Ophiuchus

245.

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 (9,715 days ago) in Cetus

246.

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 (9,729 days ago) in Coma Berenices

247.

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 (9,751 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 (9,758 days ago) in Aquarius

249.

1 Ceres at aphelion 1 Ceres passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Tue, 12 Aug 1997 at 03:49 EDT (9,775 days ago) in Aquarius

250.

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 (9,854 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 (9,901 days ago) in Cetus

252.

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 (9,916 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 (9,938 days ago) in Ursa Major

254.

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 (9,986 days ago) in Sagittarius

255.

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 (10,036 days ago) in Scorpius

256.

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 (10,080 days ago) in Cetus

257.

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 (10,096 days ago) in Coma Berenices

258.

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 (10,118 days ago) in Ursa Major

259.

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 (10,215 days ago) in Ophiuchus

260.

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 (10,222 days ago) in Ophiuchus