Celestial Objects

Makemake

Dwarf Planet

Citation Formats

General Reference

Space and Astronomy Atlas. "Makemake." Accessed August 29, 2026. https://dev-space.interactiveatlas.org/celestial-objects/makemake.

APA Style

Space and Astronomy Atlas. (n.d.). Makemake. Retrieved August 29, 2026, from https://dev-space.interactiveatlas.org/celestial-objects/makemake

BibTeX

@misc{spaceandastronomyatlas-makemake,
  author = {Space and Astronomy Atlas},
  title = {Makemake},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-space.interactiveatlas.org/celestial-objects/makemake},
  note = {Accessed August 29, 2026}
}

Makemake is a Kuiper Belt dwarf planet slightly smaller than Pluto and the second-brightest object in the Kuiper Belt as seen from Earth, taking about 305 Earth years to complete one orbit of the Sun.

Facts

Object Type

Dwarf Planet 1

Diameter (km)

1430 1

Orbital Distance

45.8 AU, about 6.85 billion km, from the Sun 1

Discovery Year

2005 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Orbits

Sun

Source NASA Solar System Exploration

Sources

1. NASA Solar System Exploration

National Aeronautics and Space Administrationscience.nasa.gov, Dwarf Planets: Makemake

Quote, science.nasa.gov, Dwarf Planets: Makemake

It takes about 305 Earth years for this dwarf planet to make one trip around the Sun.

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