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Makemake (minor-planet designation: 136472 Makemake) is a dwarf planet and the second-largest of what is known as the classical population of Kuiper belt objects, with a diameter approximately that of Saturn's moon Iapetus, or 60% that of Pluto. It has one known satellite.
Makemake is a small, icy world in the Kuiper Belt, named after a Rapanui god of fertility. It has one moon, no rings, and may have a thin atmosphere near perihelion.
Makemake is the second furthest dwarf planet from the Sun and the largest Kuiper belt object. Learn about its discovery, characteristics, name, and how it changed the definition of planet.
Oct 8, 2019 · Makemake is the second furthest dwarf planet from the Sun and the third-largest known dwarf planet. It has a red surface, one satellite, and a possible transient atmosphere of nitrogen and methane.
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 of the more well ...
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.
Learn about Makemake, the second furthest dwarf planet from the Sun and the third largest in the solar system. Find out its size, moon, atmosphere, orbit, discovery and more.
