221.

1 Ceres at aphelion 1 Ceres passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sat, 16 Aug 1997 at 09:10 PDT (10,185 days ago) in Aquarius

222.

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 (10,268 days ago) in Ophiuchus

223.

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 (10,315 days ago) in Cetus

224.

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 (10,330 days ago) in Coma Berenices

225.

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 (10,352 days ago) in Ursa Major

226.

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 (10,401 days ago) in Sagittarius

227.

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 (10,450 days ago) in Scorpius

228.

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 (10,494 days ago) in Cetus

229.

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 (10,510 days ago) in Coma Berenices

230.

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 (10,532 days ago) in Ursa Major

231.

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, 28 May 1996 at 07:14 PDT (10,630 days ago) in Ophiuchus

232.

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 10:55 PDT (10,636 days ago) in Ophiuchus

233.

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. Sun, 07 Apr 1996 at 12:56 PDT (10,681 days ago) in Cetus

234.

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, 22 Mar 1996 at 18:57 PDT (10,697 days ago) in Coma Berenices

235.

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, 01 Mar 1996 at 04:43 PDT (10,718 days ago) in Ursa Major

236.

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, 23 Nov 1995 at 02:45 PDT (10,817 days ago) in Ophiuchus

237.

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. Wed, 11 Oct 1995 at 16:31 PDT (10,860 days ago) in Cetus

238.

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. Sat, 07 Oct 1995 at 13:34 PDT (10,864 days ago) in Virgo

239.

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, 25 Sep 1995 at 13:15 PDT (10,876 days ago) in Coma Berenices

240.

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, 03 Sep 1995 at 09:07 PDT (10,898 days ago) in Ursa Major