Summary

Orbits of the large cubewanos compared with Pluto. Originally plotted by a program written by Eurocommuter.

Redrawn using real arcs (instead of lines 1px long) by Ysangkok.

SVG code improved by Nickshanks.

Graph

• Orbits
  • Makemake (2005 FY₉) in blue
  • Haumea (2003 EL₆₁) in green
  • Pluto in red
  • Neptune in grey (shown as a circle to represent the ecliptic)
• Orbits plotted in brighter colours above the ecliptic and darker below.
• Major axis drawn showing perihelia (q) and aphelia (Q) and the dates of the passage.
• Bodies
  • Relative Sizes (not to scale with the orbits), colours and albedos illustrated
  • The bodies' positions as of April 2006 (move less than 1 pixel in a year).
• Orientation
  • The Sun in the centre.
  • Yellow segment points toward the vernal point.
  • View from ~5° degrees above the ecliptic, longitude ~60°.

Data Source

• For planets: Jet Propulsion Laboratory: Keplerian Elements for Approximate Positions of the Major Planets [1]
• For TNOs: MPCORB as of Feb 14th, 2006

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