S/2015 (136472) 1

S/2015 (136472) 1
	Makemake and its moon (arrow)
Discovery
Discovery date	2016
Designations
Alternative designations	MK2
Minor planet category	minor-planet moon
Orbital characteristics
Orbital period	12 d
Satellite of	Makemake
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter	175 km

S/2015 (136472) 1, nicknamed MK2,^[1] is a moon of the dwarf planet Makemake. It was discovered in 2016. Its orbital period around Makemake is around 12 days. It is about 175 kilometers across.^[2]

References

↑ NASA Hubble Mission Team (2016-04-26). "Hubble Discovers Moon Orbiting the Dwarf Planet Makemake - NASA Science". NASA. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
↑ Parker, Alex Harrison, et al. "Taking The Measure of Makemake's Moon." AAS/Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting Abstracts. Vol. 48. 2016.

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[hubble-nasa-1] NASA Hubble Mission Team (2016-04-26). "Hubble Discovers Moon Orbiting the Dwarf Planet Makemake - NASA Science". NASA. Retrieved 2025-12-03.

[2] Parker, Alex Harrison, et al. "Taking The Measure of Makemake's Moon." AAS/Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting Abstracts. Vol. 48. 2016.

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