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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.
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 our solar system about 4.5 billion years ago.
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 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, 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 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.
From a distance of 4.26 billion miles, much about Makemake remains a mystery, though scientists are chipping away at the unknowns. Here are a few things they know—but you might not—about ...
Makemake is a dwarf planet located in the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune’s orbit. It ranks as the third largest dwarf planet in the solar system with a diameter of 1,430 kilometers. Makemake’s surface consists primarily of methane and ethane ices, giving it a reflective and reddish appearance.
Hubble also discovered a 100-mile-wide moon in orbit around Makemake, the second-brightest icy dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt. At 4.8 billion miles from the Sun, Makemake was discovered in 2005 using the Palomar Observatory and is approximately 870 miles across.
Makemake is a dwarf planet located in the transneptunian region of the Kuiper Belt. It is an icy planet which is 1/9th of the size of Earth. It gets very cold on Makemake, due to its great distance from the Sun, and temperatures range from -241.15 degrees Celsius to -237.15 degrees Celsius.