(136108) Haumea
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	31 Jan 2026	17.3	49.818 AU	49.705 AU	14h44m	+13°50'	96.0°	1.1°
Opposition	22 Apr 2026	17.2	49.797 AU	48.914 AU	14h41m	+14°36'	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)                : 0.1957686
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 43.0057156
            i (Inclination)                 : 28.20842
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 121.79750
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 240.88858
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 222.32662
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 179.50861
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -24.39148
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 282.03            
        

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
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   14 44 36.5   +13 50 46    49.705   49.818   96.0    1.1   287   17.3 
2026-01-31 14:15 UT   14 44 37.0   +13 51 05    49.696   49.818   96.6    1.1   286   17.3 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   14 44 37.3   +13 51 18    49.690   49.818   96.9    1.1   286   17.3 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   14 44 38.1   +13 51 50    49.674   49.818   97.8    1.1   286   17.3 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   14 44 38.7   +13 52 22    49.659   49.818   98.7    1.1   285   17.3 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   14 44 39.3   +13 52 55    49.643   49.817   99.6    1.1   285   17.3 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   14 44 39.8   +13 53 28    49.628   49.817  100.5    1.1   284   17.3 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   14 44 40.2   +13 54 01    49.613   49.817  101.4    1.1   284   17.3 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   14 44 40.5   +13 54 35    49.598   49.817  102.3    1.1   283   17.3 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   14 44 40.8   +13 55 09    49.583   49.816  103.1    1.1   283   17.3 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   14 44 40.9   +13 55 44    49.568   49.816  104.0    1.1   282   17.3 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   14 44 41.0   +13 56 18    49.553   49.816  104.9    1.1   282   17.3 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   14 44 41.0   +13 56 53    49.538   49.815  105.8    1.1   281   17.3 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   14 44 41.0   +13 57 28    49.523   49.815  106.7    1.1   281   17.3 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   14 44 40.8   +13 58 04    49.508   49.815  107.6    1.1   280   17.3 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   14 44 40.5   +13 58 39    49.494   49.815  108.4    1.1   280   17.3 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   14 44 40.2   +13 59 15    49.479   49.814  109.3    1.1   279   17.3 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   14 44 39.8   +13 59 51    49.465   49.814  110.2    1.1   278   17.3 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   14 44 39.3   +14 00 28    49.450   49.814  111.1    1.1   278   17.3 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   14 44 38.8   +14 01 04    49.436   49.814  111.9    1.1   277   17.3 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   14 44 38.1   +14 01 41    49.422   49.813  112.8    1.0   277   17.3 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   14 44 37.4   +14 02 18    49.408   49.813  113.7    1.0   276   17.3 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   14 44 36.6   +14 02 54    49.394   49.813  114.5    1.0   276   17.3 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   14 44 35.7   +14 03 32    49.380   49.813  115.4    1.0   275   17.3 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   14 44 34.7   +14 04 09    49.367   49.812  116.3    1.0   274   17.2 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   14 44 33.7   +14 04 46    49.353   49.812  117.1    1.0   274   17.2 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   14 44 32.5   +14 05 23    49.340   49.812  118.0    1.0   273   17.2 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   14 44 31.3   +14 06 01    49.327   49.812  118.8    1.0   273   17.2 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   14 44 30.0   +14 06 38    49.314   49.811  119.7    1.0   272   17.2 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   14 44 28.7   +14 07 16    49.301   49.811  120.5    1.0   271   17.2 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   14 44 27.3   +14 07 54    49.288   49.811  121.3    1.0   271   17.2 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   14 44 25.8   +14 08 31    49.276   49.811  122.2    1.0   270   17.2 

    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.