(136108) Haumea
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 Jan 2025	17.3	49.916 AU	49.982 AU	14h40m	+14°04'	85.6°	1.1°
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)                : 0.1983167
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 42.9204340
            i (Inclination)                 : 28.20847
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 121.86592
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 240.99571
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 220.88185
            Epoch                           : 2024 Oct 17

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 179.69086
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -24.41853
            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
2025-01-18 00:00 UT   14 40 43.6   +14 04 25    49.982   49.916   85.6    1.1   293   17.3 
2025-01-18 06:41 UT   14 40 44.1   +14 04 33    49.977   49.915   85.8    1.1   292   17.3 
2025-01-19 00:00 UT   14 40 45.4   +14 04 52    49.966   49.915   86.5    1.1   292   17.3 
2025-01-20 00:00 UT   14 40 47.1   +14 05 19    49.951   49.915   87.4    1.1   292   17.3 
2025-01-21 00:00 UT   14 40 48.7   +14 05 46    49.935   49.915   88.3    1.1   291   17.3 
2025-01-22 00:00 UT   14 40 50.2   +14 06 14    49.919   49.915   89.2    1.1   291   17.3 
2025-01-23 00:00 UT   14 40 51.7   +14 06 43    49.904   49.914   90.1    1.1   290   17.3 
2025-01-24 00:00 UT   14 40 53.1   +14 07 12    49.888   49.914   90.9    1.1   290   17.3 
2025-01-25 00:00 UT   14 40 54.4   +14 07 41    49.872   49.914   91.8    1.1   289   17.3 
2025-01-26 00:00 UT   14 40 55.6   +14 08 11    49.857   49.913   92.7    1.1   289   17.3 
2025-01-27 00:00 UT   14 40 56.7   +14 08 41    49.841   49.913   93.6    1.1   288   17.3 
2025-01-28 00:00 UT   14 40 57.8   +14 09 12    49.826   49.913   94.5    1.1   288   17.3 
2025-01-29 00:00 UT   14 40 58.8   +14 09 43    49.810   49.913   95.4    1.1   287   17.3 
2025-01-30 00:00 UT   14 40 59.6   +14 10 14    49.795   49.912   96.3    1.1   287   17.3 
2025-01-31 00:00 UT   14 41 00.5   +14 10 46    49.779   49.912   97.2    1.1   286   17.3 
2025-02-01 00:00 UT   14 41 01.2   +14 11 18    49.764   49.912   98.1    1.1   286   17.3 
2025-02-02 00:00 UT   14 41 01.8   +14 11 51    49.748   49.912   99.0    1.1   285   17.3 
2025-02-03 00:00 UT   14 41 02.4   +14 12 24    49.733   49.911   99.9    1.1   285   17.3 
2025-02-04 00:00 UT   14 41 02.9   +14 12 57    49.718   49.911  100.8    1.1   284   17.3 
2025-02-05 00:00 UT   14 41 03.3   +14 13 31    49.703   49.911  101.6    1.1   284   17.3 
2025-02-06 00:00 UT   14 41 03.6   +14 14 05    49.687   49.911  102.5    1.1   283   17.3 
2025-02-07 00:00 UT   14 41 03.8   +14 14 39    49.672   49.910  103.4    1.1   283   17.3 
2025-02-08 00:00 UT   14 41 04.0   +14 15 13    49.657   49.910  104.3    1.1   282   17.3 
2025-02-09 00:00 UT   14 41 04.0   +14 15 48    49.642   49.910  105.2    1.1   282   17.3 
2025-02-10 00:00 UT   14 41 04.0   +14 16 23    49.628   49.910  106.1    1.1   281   17.3 
2025-02-11 00:00 UT   14 41 03.9   +14 16 58    49.613   49.909  107.0    1.1   281   17.3 
2025-02-12 00:00 UT   14 41 03.7   +14 17 34    49.598   49.909  107.8    1.1   280   17.3 
2025-02-13 00:00 UT   14 41 03.5   +14 18 10    49.583   49.909  108.7    1.1   280   17.3 
2025-02-14 00:00 UT   14 41 03.1   +14 18 46    49.569   49.909  109.6    1.1   279   17.3 
2025-02-15 00:00 UT   14 41 02.7   +14 19 22    49.555   49.908  110.5    1.1   279   17.3 
2025-02-16 00:00 UT   14 41 02.2   +14 19 58    49.540   49.908  111.3    1.1   278   17.3 
2025-02-17 00:00 UT   14 41 01.6   +14 20 35    49.526   49.908  112.2    1.1   277   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.