MK 2

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MK 2 is the small natural satellite orbiting the distant dwarf planet Makemake in the Kuiper Belt.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
MK 2 canonical 1
Mark-2 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf moon
natural satellite
belongsToCategory natural satellites of dwarf planets
satellites of trans-Neptunian objects
belongsToSystem Makemake
surface form: Makemake system
celestialBodyType small natural satellite
discoveredBy Hubble Space Telescope
discoveredUsing Hubble Space Telescope
discoveryMethod direct imaging
discoveryStatus confirmed
distanceFromSunCategory distant Solar System object
hasAlternativeName S/2015 (136472) 1
hasDiscoveryContext observations of Makemake in the Kuiper Belt
hasOrbitalRegion trans-Neptunian region
hasOrbitalRelation bound satellite of Makemake
hasPhysicalProperty dark surface
small size
hasProvisionalDesignation S/2015 (136472) 1
isSatelliteOf Makemake
locatedIn Kuiper Belt
outer Solar System
namedAfter Makemake
surface form: Makemake (abbreviation-based name MK 2)
orbits Makemake
dwarf planet
partOf Solar System
primaryBody Makemake
primaryBodyType dwarf planet
shape likely irregular
surfaceAlbedo low albedo

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Makemake hasSatellite MK 2
Mark-3 precededBy MK 2
this entity surface form: Mark-2