(136108) Haumea
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	25 Aug 2026	17.3	49.764 AU	50.195 AU	14h37m	+14°05'	64.3°	1.0°
Opposition	24 Apr 2027	17.2	49.700 AU	48.816 AU	14h45m	+14°16'	151.3°	0.6°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of Haumea are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1944357
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 43.0605830
            i (Inclination)                 : 28.20849
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 121.78629
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 240.69052
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 223.20963
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 179.28704
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -24.34139
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 282.57            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   14 37 53.1   +14 05 00    50.195   49.764   64.3    1.0    96   17.3 
2026-08-25 13:43 UT   14 37 54.4   +14 04 36    50.202   49.764   63.8    1.0    95   17.3 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   14 37 55.3   +14 04 18    50.207   49.764   63.5    1.0    95   17.3 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   14 37 57.6   +14 03 36    50.220   49.764   62.7    1.0    94   17.3 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   14 37 59.9   +14 02 54    50.232   49.764   61.9    1.0    94   17.3 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   14 38 02.4   +14 02 12    50.244   49.763   61.1    1.0    93   17.3 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   14 38 04.9   +14 01 30    50.256   49.763   60.2    1.0    93   17.3 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   14 38 07.4   +14 00 48    50.268   49.763   59.4    1.0    92   17.3 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   14 38 10.0   +14 00 05    50.280   49.762   58.6    1.0    91   17.3 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   14 38 12.7   +13 59 23    50.292   49.762   57.9    1.0    91   17.3 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   14 38 15.5   +13 58 41    50.303   49.762   57.1    1.0    90   17.3 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   14 38 18.3   +13 57 59    50.315   49.762   56.3    1.0    90   17.3 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   14 38 21.2   +13 57 16    50.326   49.761   55.5    1.0    89   17.3 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   14 38 24.2   +13 56 34    50.337   49.761   54.7    0.9    88   17.3 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   14 38 27.2   +13 55 52    50.348   49.761   53.9    0.9    88   17.3 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   14 38 30.3   +13 55 10    50.359   49.761   53.1    0.9    87   17.3 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   14 38 33.5   +13 54 28    50.369   49.760   52.4    0.9    86   17.3 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   14 38 36.7   +13 53 46    50.380   49.760   51.6    0.9    86   17.3 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   14 38 40.0   +13 53 04    50.390   49.760   50.8    0.9    85   17.3 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   14 38 43.3   +13 52 22    50.400   49.760   50.1    0.9    84   17.3 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   14 38 46.7   +13 51 40    50.410   49.759   49.3    0.9    83   17.3 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   14 38 50.2   +13 50 59    50.419   49.759   48.5    0.9    82   17.3 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   14 38 53.7   +13 50 17    50.429   49.759   47.8    0.9    82   17.3 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   14 38 57.3   +13 49 36    50.438   49.759   47.1    0.8    81   17.3 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   14 39 01.0   +13 48 55    50.447   49.758   46.3    0.8    80   17.3 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   14 39 04.7   +13 48 14    50.456   49.758   45.6    0.8    79   17.3 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   14 39 08.4   +13 47 33    50.465   49.758   44.9    0.8    78   17.3 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   14 39 12.2   +13 46 53    50.473   49.757   44.2    0.8    77   17.3 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   14 39 16.1   +13 46 12    50.482   49.757   43.4    0.8    76   17.3 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   14 39 20.0   +13 45 32    50.490   49.757   42.7    0.8    75   17.3 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   14 39 24.0   +13 44 52    50.497   49.757   42.0    0.8    74   17.3 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   14 39 28.0   +13 44 12    50.505   49.756   41.4    0.8    73   17.3 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.