1st, Rick and Morty fan here and I never realized that Makemake is literally birdperson!
I was able to find this new edition to the dwarf planet list after I had already setup and started looking for targets. I searched for it in the Minor Planet center to find it's RA/DEC and Mag were within reach of my scope. Unlike main belt targets, 'distant objects' don't move fast enough for me to see motion against background stars in ~1hr, so I hit it up next clear night 3 days later. I was amazed at how bright it is for my setup, which can go down to 19-20mag pretty easily.
Motion over 2 nights, 3 days apart!
https://astromikephillips.wixsite.com/home/makemake
Makemake is the creator of humanity and the god of fertility in the mythology of the South Pacific island of Rapa Nui, or Easter Island. He was the chief god of the Tangata manu bird-man cult and was worshiped in the form of sea birds, which were his incarnation. His material symbol was a man with a bird's head. [Ref: Minor Planet Circ. 63395]
(136472) Makemake = 2005 FY9
Discovered at Palomar on 2005-03-31 by M. E. Brown, C. A. Trujillo, and D. L. Rabinowitz.
(136472) Makemake = 2005 FY9
From <https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?utf8=%E2%9C%93&object_id=136472>
A worthy read to learn more about dwarf planets and the reclassification of Pluto that I recommend is:
Author Michael E. Brown
Language English
Publication date 2010
Publication place United States
ISBN 0-385-53108-7
How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming
From <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_I_Killed_Pluto_and_Why_It_Had_It_Coming>
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