(136472) 2005 FY9 or now called MakeMake

The name Makemake has been approved for the plutoid transneptunian dwarf planet (136472) 2005 FY9. Makemake is a creator god of Rapa Nui (Easter Island). Discovered on March 31, 2005 by Michael Brown and his team at the Palomar Observatory, MakeMake is the third largest known dwarf planet in the Solar System and about a third of the diameter of Pluto. Initially known as 2005 FY9 (and later given the number 136472), its discovery was announced on July 29, 2005. On June 11, 2008, the IAU included Makemake in its list of potential candidates to be given "plutoid" status, a term for dwarf planets beyond the orbit of Neptune that would place the object alongside Pluto and Eris. Makemake was formally classified as a plutoid in July 2008.