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Bookmark or Share- Makemake (Dwarf Planet) Facts - Space FactsMakemake 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.
- Hubble Discovers Moon Orbiting the Dwarf Planet MakemakePeering 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.
- Makemake - WikipediaMakemake [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 | Facts, Atmosphere, Information, History & DefinitionMakemake 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 Earth. Like other dwarf planets, it travels through the Kuiper Belt. A day on Makemake lasts about 22.5 hours.
- Makemake - The Solar System WikiMakemake, official designated as 136472 Makemake, is the 4th dwarf planet from the sun, and perhaps the largest Kuiper belt object (KBO) in the classical population, with a diameter that is around 2/3 the size of Pluto. Its extremely low average temperature, about 30 K (−243.2 °C), means its...
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