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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 (9,679 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 (9,726 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 (9,740 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 (9,762 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 (9,769 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 (9,786 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 (9,865 days ago) in Ophiuchus

228.

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 (9,912 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 (9,927 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 (9,949 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 (9,997 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 (10,047 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 (10,091 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 (10,107 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 (10,129 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 (10,226 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 (10,233 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. Sun, 07 Apr 1996 at 14:11 EDT (10,278 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. Fri, 22 Mar 1996 at 21:45 EDT (10,294 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. Fri, 01 Mar 1996 at 07:38 EDT (10,315 days ago) in Ursa Major