Makemake

Designation

Dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt.

Makemake is a distant, icy dwarf planet that orbits the Sun beyond Neptune. It’s slightly smaller than Pluto, with a reddish surface and no thick atmosphere. Makemake takes about 305 Earth years to complete one orbit and has one known moon, discovered in 2016.

Did you know: Makemake is named after the Rapa Nui god of creation — fitting for a world that helped define the class of dwarf planets.

Diameter

1430.00km 888.75mi

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Average distance from the Sun

Semi-major axis (a)

Deviation from a circular orbit

Eccentricity (e)

Angle of orbit

Inclination (i)

Orbital elements

When will it be closest to the Sun?

days left

How far is it today?

From the Sun

1.00au

From the Earth