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マケマケ

Meanings

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noun

Makemake (dwarf planet)

astronomy

Astronomical proper noun; refers to the dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt.

マケマケは2005年ねんに発はっ見けんされた準じゅん惑わく星せいです。
Makemake is a dwarf planet discovered in 2005.

Etymology

Named after Makemake, the creator god of the Rapa Nui people of Easter Island, following the convention of naming Kuiper belt objects after creator deities.