Comparative Planetary Statistics -- in table form
This page lists data and statistics about the dwarf planet Makemake.
| Diameter: | 1,300-1,900 km (808-1,181 miles) [0.102-0.149 x Earth's] |
Orbital Semimajor Axis: (average distance from Sun) |
45.791 AU (Earth = 1 AU) |
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| Mass: | ~4 x 1021 kilograms (0.00067 x Earth's) |
Orbital Eccentricity: | 0.159 | ||
| Density: | ~2,000 kg/m3 (0.363 x Earth's) |
Maximum Distance from Sun: | 53.074 AU ( 7.940 billion km or 4.934 billion miles ) |
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| Surface Gravity: | ~0.5 m/s2 (0.051 x Earth's) |
Minimum Distance from Sun: | 38.509 AU ( 5.761 billion km or 3.580 billion miles ) |
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| Surface Temperature: | 30 K ( -240° C or -406° F ) |
Minimum Distance from Earth: | 37.5 AU ( 5.61 billion km or 3.49 billion miles ) |
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| Tilt of Axis: | unknown | Orbital Inclination: (tilt of orbit plane) |
28.96° | ||
| Rotation Period about Axis: (length of Makemake's day) |
unknown | Revolution Period about the Sun: (length of Makemake's year) |
309.88 years | ||
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Satellites: | known | |||
Comparative Planetary Statistics -- in table form
Comparative Orbital Statistics -- in table form
Page created July 22, 2008 by Randy Russell.
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