Makemake - Wikipedia
Makemake [e] (minor-planet designation: 136472 Makemake) is a dwarf planet and the largest of what is known as the classical population of Kuiper belt objects, [b] with a diameter approximately that of Saturn's moon Iapetus, or 60% that of Pluto.
Makemake - NASA Science
Dwarf planet Makemake is a member of a group of objects that orbit in a disc-like zone beyond the orbit of Neptune called the Kuiper Belt. This distant realm is populated with thousands of miniature icy worlds, which formed early in the history of …
Makemake | Facts, Atmosphere, Information, History & Definition
2019年10月8日 · Makemake is the second furthest dwarf planet from the Sun located beyond Neptune’s orbit. Discovered in 2005, it is the third-largest known dwarf planet.
Makemake: Dwarf Planet Facts | Space
2016年5月2日 · 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 Pluto to lose its status as a planet....
Makemake | Kuiper Belt, Trans-Neptunian Object, Dwarf Planet
Makemake, 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.
Makemake (Dwarf Planet) Facts - Space Facts
Makemake is the second furthest dwarf planet from the Sun and is the third largest dwarf planet in the solar system. Makemake was discovered on March 31st 2005 and was recognized as a dwarf planet by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in July 2008.
StarChild: The Dwarf Planet Makemake - NASA
Pluto and Makemake are the two brightest objects that have so far been discovered in the Kuiper Belt. It takes 310 Earth years for this dwarf planet to make one orbit around the Sun. Makemake was first observed in 2005 by a team of astronomers led by Michael Brown.
Hubble Discovers Moon Orbiting the Dwarf Planet Makemake
2016年4月26日 · 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.
Rare Apparition of Dwarf Planet Makemake Reveals a Largely Airless ...
2012年11月21日 · Astronomers took to observatories across South America in April 2011 to catch a rare glimpse of the dwarf planet—or at least its shadow—as Makemake (pronounced "mah-kee mah-kee") crossed in front...
StarChild: Makemake - NASA
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 been discovered in orbit around Makemake. The other dwarf planets found in …