(136108) Haumea
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Jul 2024	17.3	49.960 AU	50.019 AU	14h30m	+15°02'	86.1°	1.2°
Opposition	21 Apr 2025	17.2	49.892 AU	49.008 AU	14h38m	+14°56'	151.2°	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)                : 0.1983170
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 42.9204186
            i (Inclination)                 : 28.20847
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 121.86592
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 240.99575
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 220.88180
            Epoch                           : 2024 Oct 17

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 179.69090
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -24.41854
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 281.19            
        

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
2024-07-27 00:00 UT   14 30 09.7   +15 02 07    50.019   49.960   86.1    1.2   109   17.3 
2024-07-27 00:26 UT   14 30 09.7   +15 02 06    50.019   49.960   86.1    1.2   109   17.3 
2024-07-28 00:00 UT   14 30 09.9   +15 01 31    50.033   49.960   85.3    1.2   108   17.3 
2024-07-29 00:00 UT   14 30 10.1   +15 00 54    50.048   49.959   84.4    1.2   108   17.3 
2024-07-30 00:00 UT   14 30 10.5   +15 00 18    50.062   49.959   83.6    1.2   108   17.3 
2024-07-31 00:00 UT   14 30 10.9   +14 59 41    50.077   49.959   82.7    1.2   107   17.3 
2024-08-01 00:00 UT   14 30 11.4   +14 59 03    50.091   49.959   81.9    1.2   107   17.3 
2024-08-02 00:00 UT   14 30 12.0   +14 58 26    50.106   49.958   81.1    1.1   106   17.3 
2024-08-03 00:00 UT   14 30 12.6   +14 57 48    50.120   49.958   80.2    1.1   106   17.3 
2024-08-04 00:00 UT   14 30 13.4   +14 57 09    50.135   49.958   79.4    1.1   105   17.3 
2024-08-05 00:00 UT   14 30 14.2   +14 56 31    50.149   49.958   78.6    1.1   105   17.3 
2024-08-06 00:00 UT   14 30 15.1   +14 55 52    50.163   49.957   77.7    1.1   104   17.3 
2024-08-07 00:00 UT   14 30 16.0   +14 55 13    50.177   49.957   76.9    1.1   104   17.3 
2024-08-08 00:00 UT   14 30 17.1   +14 54 33    50.191   49.957   76.1    1.1   103   17.3 
2024-08-09 00:00 UT   14 30 18.2   +14 53 54    50.205   49.957   75.2    1.1   103   17.3 
2024-08-10 00:00 UT   14 30 19.4   +14 53 14    50.219   49.956   74.4    1.1   102   17.3 
2024-08-11 00:00 UT   14 30 20.7   +14 52 34    50.233   49.956   73.6    1.1   102   17.3 
2024-08-12 00:00 UT   14 30 22.0   +14 51 53    50.247   49.956   72.7    1.1   101   17.3 
2024-08-13 00:00 UT   14 30 23.4   +14 51 13    50.261   49.956   71.9    1.1   101   17.3 
2024-08-14 00:00 UT   14 30 24.9   +14 50 32    50.274   49.955   71.1    1.1   100   17.3 
2024-08-15 00:00 UT   14 30 26.5   +14 49 51    50.288   49.955   70.3    1.1   100   17.3 
2024-08-16 00:00 UT   14 30 28.1   +14 49 10    50.301   49.955   69.4    1.1    99   17.3 
2024-08-17 00:00 UT   14 30 29.8   +14 48 29    50.315   49.955   68.6    1.1    99   17.3 
2024-08-18 00:00 UT   14 30 31.6   +14 47 48    50.328   49.954   67.8    1.1    98   17.3 
2024-08-19 00:00 UT   14 30 33.5   +14 47 06    50.341   49.954   67.0    1.1    98   17.3 
2024-08-20 00:00 UT   14 30 35.4   +14 46 25    50.354   49.954   66.2    1.1    97   17.3 
2024-08-21 00:00 UT   14 30 37.5   +14 45 43    50.367   49.954   65.4    1.1    97   17.3 
2024-08-22 00:00 UT   14 30 39.5   +14 45 01    50.380   49.953   64.5    1.0    96   17.3 
2024-08-23 00:00 UT   14 30 41.7   +14 44 19    50.393   49.953   63.7    1.0    96   17.3 
2024-08-24 00:00 UT   14 30 43.9   +14 43 37    50.405   49.953   62.9    1.0    95   17.3 
2024-08-25 00:00 UT   14 30 46.2   +14 42 55    50.418   49.953   62.1    1.0    95   17.3 
2024-08-26 00:00 UT   14 30 48.6   +14 42 13    50.430   49.952   61.3    1.0    94   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.