Makemake

Makemake — dwarf planet, explore its interactive 3D model in Cosmoscope.

Explore Makemake in a live 3D Solar System. Follow its calculated motion and inspect real astronomical data, distances and orbital facts.

A reddish, methane-frosted world named for the creator god of the Rapa Nui. The second-brightest Kuiper Belt object after Pluto, yet so cold its surface may be coated in frozen ethane.

Radius

~715 km

Discovered

2005 — near Easter, hence its name

Year

~306 Earth years

Distance

38–53 AU

Moon

MK 2 — a tiny dark companion

Region

Kuiper Belt

Explore Makemake in 3D

Cosmoscope places Makemake in the Solar System using astronomical ephemeris or orbital elements, updated for the simulation time. Explore its calculated motion, distance and orbital facts in the interactive 3D view. Accuracy depends on the orbital model and its valid time range.