I am a dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt.
My name was given in 2008.
I was named by IAU (after discovery by Mike Brown, Chad Trujillo, and David Rabinowitz in 2005; initially "Easterbunny").
My name came about as I was discovered near Easter, leading to a temporary nickname; named from Rapa Nui (Easter Island) mythology to honor the timing and expand cultural representation.
My name means Rapa Nui (Easter Island) god of fertility and creator of humanity.
An interesting fact is the name ties to its discovery around Easter, and Makemake is a cold, reddish world in the Kuiper Belt; it's one of the few dwarf planets without a known moon.
