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Makemake is one of the objects that fuelled the debate over the definition of planets. A small moon was detected with the Hubble Space Telescope. Studying it provides information about distant icy surfaces.
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Dwarf planet
Makemake
An icy witness from distant regions
A dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt, much colder and more distant than the terrestrial planets.
- Diameter
- ≈ 1 430 km
- Orbital period
- ≈ 305 ans
- Discovery
- 2005
Observe or explore it
Very faint in the sky, it requires specialist equipment and a position calculated for the observing date.
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Sources and reference information
Rounded educational data, sources consulted on 18 October 2026. Orbital distances are mean reference distances from the Sun, not current distances from Earth. Periods are expressed in Earth time. The planner provides date-specific positions for supported targets.