This oblate Maclaurin spheroid has a very low photometric amplitude and a geometric albedo of 0.77, which is used to predict its 40 Kelvin surface temperature.
This object has the strongest absorption bands from methane ice in the solar system. This oblate Maclaurin spheroid has a very low photometric amplitude and a geometric albedo of 0.77, which is used to predict its 40 Kelvin surface temperature. Jose Luis Ortiz observed a stellar occultation by this red object in April 2011, which led to the discovery that it lacks a significant atmosphere. This object, formerly codenamed "Easterbunny," is the second-brightest Kuiper belt object and is slightly larger than (*) Haumea. It has no known satellites and orbits at a distance of about 38.5 to 53 AU from the Sun. Discovered by Michael Brown in March 2005, this body is smaller than both Pluto and Eris, its fellow trans-Neptunian objects. For 10 points, identify this dwarf planet named for the creator god of the Rapa Nui people.
This object has the strongest absorption bands from methane ice in the solar system.
Makemake