Makemake (Dwarf Planet)

Contents

1. Overview
2. Locating Makemake
3. Vital Statistics
4. Astronomical Symbol
5. References

Overview

Formal designation 2005 FY₉.

Locating Makemake

Only possible with large obsevatory telescope.

Former Designations

2005 FY₉.

Vital Statistics

Mean distance from Sun 45.66 a.u. ^[1]

Sidereal Period 305.44 years

Rotation Period 7.7710 ± 0.0030 hr ^[2]

Mass ?

Diameter 1600 km ^[1]

Astronomical Symbol

  

There is no official astronomical symbol for dwarf planet Makemake. The above image, created by Denis Moskowitz, is an unofficial symbol representing the dwarf planet Makemake ^[3]

References

[1] The Dwarf Planets - http://web.gps.caltech.edu/~mbrown/dwarfplanets/

[2] THE ROTATION PERIOD AND LIGHT-CURVE AMPLITUDE OF KUIPER BELT DWARF PLANET 136472 MAKEMAKE (2005 FY9) - http://iopscience.iop.org/1538-3881/138/2/428

[3] Symbols for large trans-Neptunian objects - http://www.suberic.net/~dmm/astro/tno.html

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