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I’ve added Makemake’s aspects to the 2008 Centaur/TNO aspectarian here, which now also shows all eclipses, occultations, Moon phases and Mercury shadow dates. Same for the Today page. Below are Makemake’s major aspects to the end of this year: Monday 04 August 2008 09:41:33 UT - Makemake (23 vi

The arrival of a new dwarf planet in the solar system last week reminded me of the fierce argument over the definition of "planet" that broke out in Prague in 2006, at a meeting of the International Astronomical Union.

Credit: R. Hurt (SSC-Caltech), JPL-Caltech, NASA Explanation: Recently discovered Makemake is one of the largest objects known in the outer Solar System. Pronounced MAH-kay MAH-kay, this Kuiper belt object is only slightly smaller than Pluto, orbits the Sun only slightly further out than Pluto, and appears only slightly dimmer than Pluto.

Thanks again to those of you who responded to Friday’s post about Plutonica.net’s Amazon.com affiliation, your feedback and support is appreciated. Readers, you may recall June’s announcement that Pluto had been reclassified from a “dwarf-planet” to a…”plutoid”, a status it shares with Eris, which

July 21, 2008 A newly discovered transplutonian body has just been officially named, but not without controversy, which may provide a clue to the essential nature of this plutoid. The red-speckled bright object that hovers near Pluto was initially nicknamed Easterbunny because it was discovered shortly after Easter in 2005.

Remember when the astronomers got together and decided Pluto wasn't a planet any more? Well, now it has been reclassified again. And this time it's head of its own class: WASHINGTON (Reuters) — A dwarf planet orbiting beyond Neptune has been designated the third plutoid in the solar system and given the name Makemake, the International Astronomical Union said Saturday.

A Dwarf Planet Orbiting Beyond Neptune has Been Named Makemake for … Posted by credit on July 20, 2008 How many of you pronounce Makemake as “make-make” or “maki-maki? Hahaha no, the correct pronunciation is “MAH-kay MAH-kay”. Makemake, a Kuiper Belt Object (KBO), may have been around our Solar System for billions of years.

Credit: R. Hurt (SSC-Caltech), JPL-Caltech, NASA Dwarf Planet Near Pluto Gets a Name Reuters “A dwarf planet orbiting beyond Neptune has been designated the third plutoid in the solar system and given the name Makemake, the International Astronomical Union said on Saturday.

We have a third plutoid, it’s "Makemake." Yep, Makmake now but it used to be called the Easterbunny. I wonder is the evangefundies are going to get pissed off and go into a righteous blather when they discover that Makemake is a Polynesian creator of humanity and god of fertility.