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MK2

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Where is it now

Distance from Sun
52.735 AU
True anomaly
172.87°
Distance from Earth
53.626 AU
As of
2 October 2026

Two-body Kepler propagation — accurate to ~0.1% for major planets over decades, less so for highly-perturbed bodies. Use JPL Horizons for high precision.

Sun Earth — 1.001 AU from the Sun Earth Makemake — 52.735 AU from the Sun Makemake
MK2 is shown at its parent, Makemake. Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. Makemake is 53.626 AU from Earth today (7.4 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
13h 26m 24s
Declination
+19° 47′ 46″
Constellation
Coma Berenices
Distance from Earth
53.63 AU
Elongation from the Sun
26.69° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Favours the northern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far south.

Shown at its parent's position — a moon sits within a fraction of a degree of its planet.

From your location

See how high it is right now, whether it's up after dark, and when it rises and sets where you are.

How do I find my coordinates?

Google Maps on a computer

  1. Right-click the spot where you'll be observing.
  2. The first line of the menu is the coordinates, e.g. 51.50722, -0.12758 — click it and they're copied.
  3. Paste them above.

Google Maps on a phone

  1. Press and hold the spot to drop a pin.
  2. The coordinates appear in the search bar (or on the pin's card) — tap to copy, then paste above.

A full Google Maps link works too, but the short maps.app.goo.gl share links don't carry coordinates — copy the numbers instead. We round to about a kilometre; that's all the sky calculation needs.

Know your what3words address? Paste it, e.g. ///filled.count.soap. This is optional — the three words are sent to what3words to convert them, and we don't store the address or the result.

Your location stays in your browser and is sent only for this calculation. Using a what3words address is optional; if you do, the three words go to what3words to be converted and we don't record them. Set a location first, then you can save an email alert for this object. See our privacy policy.

Two-body approximation, good to about a degree for the planets — enough to find the constellation and know whether it is up.

Orbital elements

Orbital period
12.4 days
Epoch · J2000
J2000

Physical properties

Mean radius
88 km

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
Parker, Buie et al.
Discovery date
27 April 2015

Sources