136472 Makemake

Summary

136472 Makemake is a plutoid^[1]. It draws 1,232 Wikipedia views per month (plutoid category, ranking #2 of 2).^[2]

Key Facts

• 136472 Makemake is credited with the discovery of Michael E. Brown^[3].
• 136472 Makemake is credited with the discovery of Chadwick Trujillo^[4].
• 136472 Makemake is credited with the discovery of David L. Rabinowitz^[5].
• 136472 Makemake's image is recorded as Makemake with moon.png^[6].
• 136472 Makemake's instance of is recorded as plutoid^[7].
• 136472 Makemake's instance of is recorded as cubewano^[8].
• 136472 Makemake's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[9].
• Makemake is named after 136472 Makemake^[10].
• 136472 Makemake's follows is recorded as (136471) 2005 FJ7^[11].
• 136472 Makemake's followed by is recorded as 136473 Bakosgáspár^[12].
• 136472 Makemake's minor planet group is recorded as trans-Neptunian object^[13].
• 136472 Makemake's minor planet group is recorded as cubewano^[14].
• 136472 Makemake's location is recorded as Solar System^[15].
• 136472 Makemake's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Makemake symbol (fixed width).svg^[16].
• 136472 Makemake's Commons category is recorded as 136472 Makemake^[17].
• 136472 Makemake's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[18].
• 136472 Makemake's child astronomical body is recorded as S/2015 (136472) 1^[19].
• 136472 Makemake's pronunciation audio is recorded as En-us-Makemake.ogg^[20].
• 136472 Makemake's pronunciation audio is recorded as De-Makemake.ogg^[21].
• 136472 Makemake's Unicode character is recorded as 🝼^[22].
• 136472 Makemake's provisional designation is recorded as 2005 FY9^[23].
• 136472 Makemake's orbit diagram is recorded as Makemake orbit JPL.png^[24].
• 136472 Makemake's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2005-03-31T00:00:00Z^[25].
• 136472 Makemake's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/074z2n^[26].
• 136472 Makemake's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 2136472^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Michael E. Brown^[3], an astronomer^[28], b. 1965^[29], of United States^[30], awarded the Kavli Prize in Astrophysics^[31], specialised in planetary science^[32]; Chadwick Trujillo^[4], an astronomer^[33], b. 1973^[34], of United States^[35], specialised in planetary science^[36]; and David L. Rabinowitz^[5], an astronomer^[37], b. 1960^[38], of United States^[39], specialised in astronomy^[40]. Things named for 136472 Makemake include The Makemakes^[41], a rock band^[42], founded in 2012^[43].

Why It Matters

136472 Makemake draws 1,232 Wikipedia views per month (plutoid category, ranking #2 of 2).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

Entities named for it include The Makemakes^[41], a rock band^[42], founded in 2012^[43].