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 …

Mar 12, 2025 · Makemake holds an important place in the history of solar system studies because it was one of the objects – along with Eris – whose discovery prompted the International …

Oct 8, 2019 · 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 radius of …

May 2, 2016 · Makemake is the second brightest known object in the outer solar system, just slightly dimmer than Pluto. At 870 miles (1,400 kilometers) wide, it is about two-thirds the size …

It is named for Makemake, the creator of humanity, god of fertility and chief god in the Rapa Nui mythology of Easter Island. Besides Pluto, Makemake was the only dwarf planet bright enough …

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 …

Apr 26, 2016 · This artist's concept shows the distant dwarf planet Makemake and its newly discovered moon. Makemake and its moon, nicknamed MK 2, are more than 50 times farther …

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 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 …

Makemake shares characteristics with other Kuiper Belt objects, forming a class of icy bodies that bear witness to the solar system’s early stages. Its composition, predominantly composed of …