Transneptunian Dwarf Planet (136472) 2005 FY9 Named Makemake
The name Makemake has been approved for the transneptunian dwarf planet (136472) 2005 FY9.
Makemake is a creator god of Rapa Nui (Easter Island).
For more information, see the page “Planet and Satellite Names and Discoverers” in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
Makemake (also represented as Make-make or MakeMake; [ˈmɑkeˈmɑke] (help·info)[1]) in the Rapa Nui mythology of Easter Island, was the creator of humanity, the god of fertility and the chief god of the “Tangata manu” or bird-man cult (this cult succeeded the islands more famous Moai era).
