Dwarf Planet
Makemake
TypeDwarf Planet
Mass~3 × 10²¹ kg
Diameter1,430 km
Orbital Radius6,850 million km
Orbital Period113,183 days
Rotation Period22.83 hours
Known Moons1
Surface Gravity~0.5 m/s²
Average Temp-239 °C
AtmospherePossible N2, CH4 (thin)
Discovered ByMike Brown
Discovery Year2005
About Makemake
Second brightest Kuiper Belt object after Pluto. Has one known moon, nicknamed MK2. Surface covered in methane, ethane, and nitrogen ices. Appears reddish-brown. Much less is known about it compared to Pluto.
Makemake has 1 known moons in total.
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