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Makemake

Makemake (minor-planet number 136472) is a dwarf planet orbiting the Sun in the Kuiper belt, a disc of icy bodies beyond the orbit of Neptune. It is the fourth largest dwarf planet and trans-Neptunian object in the Solar System, having a diameter 60% that of Pluto. It was discovered on March 31, 2005, by American astronomers Michael E. Brown, Chad…

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Absolute magnitude (H)
0.049±0.020 (corrected) · −0.25 (JPL/MPC)
Adjectives
Makemakean
Alternative designations
(136472) Makemake 2005 FY9 "Easterbunny" (nickname) K05331A (codename)
Angular diameter
38.28±0.22 milli-arcsec
Aphelion
52.796 AU (7.8982 Tm)
Apparent magnitude
17.0 (opposition)

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Rotation

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Atmosphere or outgassing

Satellites and potential rings

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Makemake

Nodes219
Edges218
Triples317
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.009132
Components1

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Makemake

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related to Discovery · 40
Makemake → American, April, As, Astronomical Telegrams, August, Brian, Brown, California, Central Bureau, Chad Trujillo, David Rabinowitz, Eris, Eris's, Fearing, Haumea, However, IAU, International Astronomical Union, José Luis Ortiz Moreno, July
related to External links · 31
Makemake → April, AstDyS-2, Asteroids, Brown, Coordinates, Discovery, Dynamic SiteEphemeris, Ephemeris, Eris, February, Geothermal, JPL Small-Body DatabaseClose, Kavli Prize Laureate Lecture, Keck, Kleť Observatory, Makemake Sky Charts, March, Michael, Mike Brown, Observation
related to Name and symbol · 23
Makemake → Anglo-Saxon, Anishinaabe, Before Makemake, Brown, Brown's, Easter, Easter Island, Easterbunny, FY9, IAU, IAU's, In, It, July, K05331A, Kuiper, Manabozho, MPC, Rapa Nui, September
related to S/2015 (136472) 1 · 19
Makemake → Alex, Although, April, Buie, Earth-based, Grundy, Hubble Space Telescope, It, Keith, Makemake's, Marc, MK, No, Noll, Parker, S/2015, The, When S/2015, William
related to Geography · 18
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related to Observation · 18
Makemake → Although, April, Because Makemake, Boötes, Coma Berenices, Despite, Earth, Eris, In, January, Makemake's, March, Neptunian, Palomar Observatory, Pluto, Sun, The, This
related to Interior and possible geological activity · 15
Makemake → D/H, Gonggong, However, In, JWST, Like, Makemake's, Makemake's D/H, Neptunian, Planetary, Pluto, Quaoar, Solar System, Spectroscopy, While Makemake's
related to Atmosphere or outgassing · 14
Makemake → Analysis, As Makemake, Earth's, However, If Makemake's, JWST, Makemake's, Neptunian, Pluto, Pluto's, Such, Sun, The, This
related to Origin · 14
Makemake → According, AU, However, It, Kuiper, Like, Makemake's, Neptune, Nice, S/2015, Solar System, Solar System's, Sun, The
related to Size, shape, and mass · 13
Makemake → Compared, Earth, Earth's, Eris, Given Makemake's, Haumea, Maclaurin, Neptunian, Observations, Pluto, Solar System, These, This

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MakemakeAbsolute magnitude (H)0.049±0.020 (corrected)1.00infobox
MakemakeAbsolute magnitude (H)−0.25 (JPL/MPC)1.00infobox
MakemakeAdjectivesMakemakean1.00infobox
MakemakeAlternative designations(136472) Makemake 2005 FY9 "Easterbunny" (nickname) K05331A (codename)1.00infobox
MakemakeAngular diameter38.28±0.22 milli-arcsec1.00infobox
MakemakeAphelion52.796 AU (7.8982 Tm)1.00infobox
MakemakeApparent magnitude17.0 (opposition)1.00infobox
MakemakeArgument of perihelion296.065°1.00infobox
MakemakeAxial tilt46°–78° wrt orbit1.00infobox
MakemakeAxial tilt63°–87° wrt ecliptic1.00infobox
MakemakeDimensions(1434+48 −18) × (1420+18 −24 km)1.00infobox
MakemakeDiscovered byMichael E. Brown1.00infobox
MakemakeDiscovered byChad Trujillo1.00infobox
MakemakeDiscovered byDavid Rabinowitz1.00infobox
MakemakeDiscovery dateMarch 31, 20051.00infobox
MakemakeDiscovery sitePalomar Observatory1.00infobox
MakemakeEarliest precovery dateJanuary 29, 19551.00infobox
MakemakeEccentricity0.16041.00infobox
MakemakeEquatorial escape velocity0.71 km/s[f]1.00infobox
MakemakeEquatorial surface gravity0.35 m/s2[e]1.00infobox
MakemakeFlattening0.0098[c]1.00infobox
MakemakeGeometric albedo0.82±0.02 (geometric)1.00infobox
MakemakeGeometric albedo0.74±0.06 (Bond)1.00infobox
MakemakeInclination29.002°1.00infobox
MakemakeKnown satellites1 (S/2015 (136472) 1)1.00infobox
MakemakeLongitude of ascending node79.441°1.00infobox
MakemakeMass(2.69±0.20)×1021 kg1.00infobox
MakemakeMean anomaly170.497°1.00infobox
MakemakeMean density1.76±0.17 g/cm31.00infobox
MakemakeMean motion0° 0m 11.569s / day1.00infobox

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