(136108) Haumea
ephemeris date magn radius delta ra dec elong phase
Opposition20 Apr 202317.350.075 AU49.192 AU14h30m+15°34'151.3°0.6°
Today1 Jun 202317.350.065 AU49.388 AU14h28m+15°41'131.5°0.9°
(136108) Haumea - 2023-06-01
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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)                : 0.2000299
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 42.9082240
            i (Inclination)                 : 28.21037
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 122.03105
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 240.42237
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 219.49270
            Epoch                           : 2023 Feb 25

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 179.24683
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -24.27460
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 281.07            
        

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. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.




Ephemerides:
Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2023-06-01 00:00 UT   14 28 14.7   +15 41 23    49.388   50.065  131.5    0.9   140   17.3 
2023-06-01 03:31 UT   14 28 14.2   +15 41 23    49.389   50.065  131.4    0.9   140   17.3 
2023-06-02 00:00 UT   14 28 11.3   +15 41 19    49.397   50.065  130.7    0.9   139   17.3 
2023-06-03 00:00 UT   14 28 08.0   +15 41 14    49.407   50.065  130.0    0.9   138   17.3 
2023-06-04 00:00 UT   14 28 04.7   +15 41 08    49.417   50.064  129.2    0.9   138   17.3 
2023-06-05 00:00 UT   14 28 01.4   +15 41 01    49.427   50.064  128.5    0.9   137   17.3 
2023-06-06 00:00 UT   14 27 58.1   +15 40 54    49.437   50.064  127.7    0.9   136   17.3 
2023-06-07 00:00 UT   14 27 55.0   +15 40 46    49.448   50.064  126.9    0.9   135   17.3 
2023-06-08 00:00 UT   14 27 51.8   +15 40 37    49.458   50.063  126.1    0.9   135   17.3 
2023-06-09 00:00 UT   14 27 48.7   +15 40 28    49.469   50.063  125.4    0.9   134   17.3 
2023-06-10 00:00 UT   14 27 45.7   +15 40 18    49.480   50.063  124.6    1.0   133   17.3 
2023-06-11 00:00 UT   14 27 42.7   +15 40 07    49.491   50.063  123.8    1.0   133   17.3 
2023-06-12 00:00 UT   14 27 39.8   +15 39 56    49.502   50.062  123.0    1.0   132   17.3 
2023-06-13 00:00 UT   14 27 36.9   +15 39 44    49.514   50.062  122.2    1.0   131   17.3 
2023-06-14 00:00 UT   14 27 34.0   +15 39 32    49.525   50.062  121.4    1.0   131   17.3 
2023-06-15 00:00 UT   14 27 31.3   +15 39 18    49.537   50.062  120.6    1.0   130   17.3 
2023-06-16 00:00 UT   14 27 28.6   +15 39 04    49.549   50.061  119.8    1.0   129   17.3 
2023-06-17 00:00 UT   14 27 25.9   +15 38 50    49.561   50.061  119.0    1.0   129   17.3 
2023-06-18 00:00 UT   14 27 23.3   +15 38 34    49.573   50.061  118.2    1.0   128   17.4 
2023-06-19 00:00 UT   14 27 20.7   +15 38 19    49.585   50.061  117.4    1.0   128   17.4 
2023-06-20 00:00 UT   14 27 18.3   +15 38 02    49.598   50.060  116.6    1.0   127   17.4 
2023-06-21 00:00 UT   14 27 15.8   +15 37 45    49.610   50.060  115.8    1.0   126   17.4 
2023-06-22 00:00 UT   14 27 13.5   +15 37 27    49.623   50.060  114.9    1.1   126   17.4 
2023-06-23 00:00 UT   14 27 11.2   +15 37 09    49.636   50.060  114.1    1.1   125   17.4 
2023-06-24 00:00 UT   14 27 08.9   +15 36 49    49.649   50.059  113.3    1.1   125   17.4 
2023-06-25 00:00 UT   14 27 06.8   +15 36 30    49.662   50.059  112.5    1.1   124   17.4 
2023-06-26 00:00 UT   14 27 04.6   +15 36 09    49.675   50.059  111.7    1.1   124   17.4 
2023-06-27 00:00 UT   14 27 02.6   +15 35 49    49.688   50.059  110.8    1.1   123   17.4 
2023-06-28 00:00 UT   14 27 00.6   +15 35 27    49.701   50.058  110.0    1.1   123   17.4 
2023-06-29 00:00 UT   14 26 58.7   +15 35 05    49.715   50.058  109.2    1.1   122   17.4 
2023-06-30 00:00 UT   14 26 56.9   +15 34 42    49.728   50.058  108.4    1.1   122   17.4 
2023-07-01 00:00 UT   14 26 55.1   +15 34 19    49.742   50.058  107.5    1.1   121   17.4 


    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.