Makemake - Wikipedia
WebMakemake (minor-planet designation: 136472 Makemake) is a dwarf planet and the second-largest of what is known as the classical population of Kuiper belt objects, with a diameter approximately that of Saturn's moon Iapetus, or 60% that of Pluto. It has one known satellite.
Makemake - NASA Science
WebDwarf planet Makemake – along with Pluto, Haumea, and Eris – is located in the Kuiper Belt, a donut-shaped region of icy bodies beyond the orbit of Neptune. Makemake is slightly smaller than Pluto, and is the second-brightest object in the Kuiper Belt as seen from Earth while Pluto is the brightest.
Makemake | Facts, Atmosphere, Information, History & Definition
WebOct 8, 2019 · Makemake has one satellite, a dim lightened moon that was named MK 2. Makemake is large enough and bright enough to be studied by high-end amateur telescopes. Makemake is about a fifth as bright as Pluto. It is dimmer than Pluto yet brighter than Eris. Makemake has a radius of about 444 miles or 715 kilometers, it’s 1/9 the …
Makemake: Dwarf Planet Facts | Space
WebMay 2, 2016 · Makemake: Discovery, Orbit & Characteristics. Makemake is a dwarf planet in the outer solar system. It was the fourth body identified as a dwarf planet, and was one of the bodies that caused...
Makemake | Kuiper Belt, Trans-Neptunian Object, Dwarf Planet
WebMakemake, dwarf planet orbiting the Sun beyond the orbit of Pluto. Originally called 2005 FY9, Makemake is named after the creator god of the Polynesian inhabitants of Easter Island; the name alludes to its discovery by astronomers at Palomar Observatory on March 31, 2005, a few days after Easter.
Hubble Discovers Moon Orbiting the Dwarf Planet Makemake
WebApr 26, 2016 · Peering to the outskirts of our solar system, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a small, dark moon orbiting Makemake, the second brightest icy dwarf planet — after Pluto — in the Kuiper Belt. The moon — provisionally designated S/2015 (136472) 1 and nicknamed MK 2 — is more than 1,300 times fainter than …
StarChild: Makemake - NASA
WebMakemake and Pluto are two of the brightest objects in the Kuiper Belt. After Pluto and Eris, Makemake is the third largest dwarf planet. It takes this dwarf planet 310 Earth years to make one orbit around the Sun. At this time, no moons have …
The Dwarf Planet (and Plutoid) Makemake - Universe Today
WebAug 19, 2015 · Makemake is now the fourth designated dwarf planet in the solar system, and the third Plutoid. In the coming years, it is likely to be joined several more objects in the Trans-Neptunian region ...
Welcome to the Solar System, Makemake | The Planetary Society
WebJul 15, 2008 · Makemake is the next brightest object in the Kuiper belt after Pluto, bright enough for astronomers to be confident that it's big enough (approximately 1,600 kilometers, roughly the same size as Saturn's second largest moon, Rhea) to become spherical under the force of its own gravity (in scientific parlance, it has likely achieved hydrostatic ...
APOD: 2012 December 26 - Makemake of the Outer Solar System
Web2012 December 26. Makemake of the Outer Solar System. Illustration Credit: Explanation: Makemake is one of the largest objects known in the outer Solar System. Pronounced MAH-kay MAH-kay, this Kuiper belt object is about two-thirds the size of Pluto, orbits the Sun only slightly further out than Pluto, and appears only slightly dimmer than Pluto.
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