(136108) Haumea
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	13 Mar 2025	17.3	49.902 AU	49.230 AU	14h40m	+14°35'	132.1°	0.8°
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)                : 0.1970290
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 42.9611834
            i (Inclination)                 : 28.20836
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 121.82560
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 240.97503
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 221.56688
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 179.62858
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -24.41323
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 281.59            
        

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
2025-03-13 00:00 UT   14 40 24.8   +14 35 34    49.230   49.902  132.1    0.8   261   17.3 
2025-03-13 17:17 UT   14 40 23.1   +14 36 01    49.223   49.902  132.7    0.8   260   17.3 
2025-03-14 00:00 UT   14 40 22.4   +14 36 11    49.220   49.902  132.9    0.8   260   17.3 
2025-03-15 00:00 UT   14 40 19.9   +14 36 48    49.210   49.901  133.6    0.8   259   17.3 
2025-03-16 00:00 UT   14 40 17.4   +14 37 25    49.200   49.901  134.4    0.8   258   17.3 
2025-03-17 00:00 UT   14 40 14.8   +14 38 01    49.191   49.901  135.1    0.8   257   17.3 
2025-03-18 00:00 UT   14 40 12.1   +14 38 38    49.182   49.901  135.9    0.8   256   17.3 
2025-03-19 00:00 UT   14 40 09.4   +14 39 14    49.173   49.900  136.6    0.8   255   17.3 
2025-03-20 00:00 UT   14 40 06.6   +14 39 50    49.164   49.900  137.3    0.8   254   17.3 
2025-03-21 00:00 UT   14 40 03.7   +14 40 26    49.155   49.900  138.0    0.8   253   17.2 
2025-03-22 00:00 UT   14 40 00.8   +14 41 01    49.147   49.899  138.7    0.8   252   17.2 
2025-03-23 00:00 UT   14 39 57.9   +14 41 36    49.139   49.899  139.4    0.7   251   17.2 
2025-03-24 00:00 UT   14 39 54.9   +14 42 11    49.131   49.899  140.0    0.7   250   17.2 
2025-03-25 00:00 UT   14 39 51.8   +14 42 46    49.123   49.899  140.7    0.7   248   17.2 
2025-03-26 00:00 UT   14 39 48.7   +14 43 20    49.116   49.898  141.4    0.7   247   17.2 
2025-03-27 00:00 UT   14 39 45.5   +14 43 55    49.108   49.898  142.0    0.7   246   17.2 
2025-03-28 00:00 UT   14 39 42.3   +14 44 28    49.101   49.898  142.6    0.7   245   17.2 
2025-03-29 00:00 UT   14 39 39.1   +14 45 02    49.095   49.898  143.2    0.7   243   17.2 
2025-03-30 00:00 UT   14 39 35.7   +14 45 35    49.088   49.897  143.8    0.7   242   17.2 
2025-03-31 00:00 UT   14 39 32.4   +14 46 08    49.082   49.897  144.4    0.7   240   17.2 
2025-04-01 00:00 UT   14 39 29.0   +14 46 40    49.076   49.897  144.9    0.7   239   17.2 
2025-04-02 00:00 UT   14 39 25.5   +14 47 13    49.070   49.897  145.5    0.7   238   17.2 
2025-04-03 00:00 UT   14 39 22.1   +14 47 44    49.065   49.896  146.0    0.6   236   17.2 
2025-04-04 00:00 UT   14 39 18.5   +14 48 16    49.059   49.896  146.5    0.6   234   17.2 
2025-04-05 00:00 UT   14 39 15.0   +14 48 47    49.054   49.896  147.0    0.6   233   17.2 
2025-04-06 00:00 UT   14 39 11.3   +14 49 17    49.049   49.896  147.4    0.6   231   17.2 
2025-04-07 00:00 UT   14 39 07.7   +14 49 47    49.045   49.895  147.9    0.6   230   17.2 
2025-04-08 00:00 UT   14 39 04.0   +14 50 17    49.041   49.895  148.3    0.6   228   17.2 
2025-04-09 00:00 UT   14 39 00.3   +14 50 46    49.037   49.895  148.7    0.6   226   17.2 
2025-04-10 00:00 UT   14 38 56.6   +14 51 15    49.033   49.895  149.0    0.6   224   17.2 
2025-04-11 00:00 UT   14 38 52.8   +14 51 43    49.029   49.894  149.4    0.6   222   17.2 
2025-04-12 00:00 UT   14 38 49.0   +14 52 11    49.026   49.894  149.7    0.6   221   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.