Dwarf planet
Makemake
Dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt
Right now · as of
How far is Makemake from Earth?
8.01 billion km (53.6 AU)
Its light takes 7 h 25 min to reach us.
7.89 billion km (52.7 AU) from the Sun.
Open in 3DIn numbers
- Radius
- 715 km
- From the Sun
- 7.89 billion km (52.7 AU)
Position and orbit from JPL Horizons
Makemake
Makemake 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 Trujillo, and David Rabinowitz at Palomar Observatory.
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