(136108) Haumea
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 Dec 2024	17.3	49.923 AU	50.431 AU	14h39m	+13°55'	58.5°	1.0°
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
2024-12-18 00:00 UT   14 39 12.5   +13 55 24    50.431   49.923   58.5    1.0   309   17.3 
2024-12-18 23:56 UT   14 39 16.4   +13 55 32    50.418   49.923   59.3    1.0   309   17.3 
2024-12-19 00:00 UT   14 39 16.4   +13 55 32    50.418   49.923   59.3    1.0   309   17.3 
2024-12-20 00:00 UT   14 39 20.3   +13 55 40    50.405   49.923   60.2    1.0   308   17.3 
2024-12-21 00:00 UT   14 39 24.1   +13 55 50    50.392   49.923   61.0    1.0   307   17.3 
2024-12-22 00:00 UT   14 39 27.8   +13 55 60    50.379   49.922   61.9    1.0   307   17.3 
2024-12-23 00:00 UT   14 39 31.5   +13 56 10    50.365   49.922   62.7    1.0   306   17.3 
2024-12-24 00:00 UT   14 39 35.1   +13 56 22    50.352   49.922   63.6    1.0   305   17.3 
2024-12-25 00:00 UT   14 39 38.7   +13 56 34    50.338   49.922   64.4    1.0   305   17.3 
2024-12-26 00:00 UT   14 39 42.2   +13 56 46    50.324   49.921   65.3    1.0   304   17.3 
2024-12-27 00:00 UT   14 39 45.6   +13 56 60    50.310   49.921   66.2    1.0   304   17.3 
2024-12-28 00:00 UT   14 39 49.0   +13 57 14    50.296   49.921   67.0    1.0   303   17.3 
2024-12-29 00:00 UT   14 39 52.3   +13 57 28    50.282   49.921   67.9    1.0   303   17.3 
2024-12-30 00:00 UT   14 39 55.5   +13 57 43    50.268   49.920   68.8    1.1   302   17.3 
2024-12-31 00:00 UT   14 39 58.7   +13 57 59    50.254   49.920   69.7    1.1   302   17.3 
2025-01-01 00:00 UT   14 40 01.8   +13 58 16    50.239   49.920   70.5    1.1   301   17.3 
2025-01-02 00:00 UT   14 40 04.8   +13 58 33    50.225   49.920   71.4    1.1   300   17.3 
2025-01-03 00:00 UT   14 40 07.8   +13 58 51    50.210   49.919   72.3    1.1   300   17.3 
2025-01-04 00:00 UT   14 40 10.7   +13 59 09    50.195   49.919   73.2    1.1   299   17.3 
2025-01-05 00:00 UT   14 40 13.5   +13 59 28    50.180   49.919   74.0    1.1   299   17.3 
2025-01-06 00:00 UT   14 40 16.3   +13 59 47    50.165   49.919   74.9    1.1   298   17.3 
2025-01-07 00:00 UT   14 40 19.0   +14 00 07    50.150   49.918   75.8    1.1   298   17.3 
2025-01-08 00:00 UT   14 40 21.6   +14 00 28    50.135   49.918   76.7    1.1   297   17.3 
2025-01-09 00:00 UT   14 40 24.1   +14 00 49    50.120   49.918   77.6    1.1   297   17.3 
2025-01-10 00:00 UT   14 40 26.6   +14 01 11    50.105   49.918   78.5    1.1   296   17.3 
2025-01-11 00:00 UT   14 40 29.0   +14 01 34    50.090   49.917   79.4    1.1   296   17.3 
2025-01-12 00:00 UT   14 40 31.3   +14 01 57    50.074   49.917   80.2    1.1   295   17.3 
2025-01-13 00:00 UT   14 40 33.5   +14 02 20    50.059   49.917   81.1    1.1   295   17.3 
2025-01-14 00:00 UT   14 40 35.7   +14 02 44    50.044   49.917   82.0    1.1   294   17.3 
2025-01-15 00:00 UT   14 40 37.8   +14 03 09    50.028   49.916   82.9    1.1   294   17.3 
2025-01-16 00:00 UT   14 40 39.8   +14 03 34    50.013   49.916   83.8    1.1   293   17.3 
2025-01-17 00:00 UT   14 40 41.7   +14 03 59    49.997   49.916   84.7    1.1   293   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.