(136108) Haumea
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 Nov 2024	17.3	49.931 AU	50.734 AU	14h36m	+13°56'	35.4°	0.7°
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
2024-11-17 00:00 UT   14 36 50.0   +13 56 53    50.734   49.931   35.4    0.7   338   17.3 
2024-11-17 07:33 UT   14 36 51.6   +13 56 49    50.732   49.931   35.6    0.7   338   17.3 
2024-11-18 00:00 UT   14 36 55.0   +13 56 40    50.728   49.931   36.0    0.7   337   17.3 
2024-11-19 00:00 UT   14 37 00.1   +13 56 27    50.721   49.931   36.6    0.7   335   17.3 
2024-11-20 00:00 UT   14 37 05.1   +13 56 16    50.714   49.931   37.2    0.7   334   17.3 
2024-11-21 00:00 UT   14 37 10.1   +13 56 05    50.707   49.930   37.9    0.7   333   17.3 
2024-11-22 00:00 UT   14 37 15.1   +13 55 54    50.699   49.930   38.5    0.7   332   17.3 
2024-11-23 00:00 UT   14 37 20.0   +13 55 45    50.691   49.930   39.2    0.7   331   17.3 
2024-11-24 00:00 UT   14 37 25.0   +13 55 36    50.683   49.930   39.9    0.7   329   17.3 
2024-11-25 00:00 UT   14 37 29.9   +13 55 27    50.675   49.929   40.6    0.7   328   17.3 
2024-11-26 00:00 UT   14 37 34.7   +13 55 20    50.667   49.929   41.2    0.7   327   17.3 
2024-11-27 00:00 UT   14 37 39.6   +13 55 12    50.658   49.929   42.0    0.8   326   17.3 
2024-11-28 00:00 UT   14 37 44.4   +13 55 06    50.649   49.929   42.7    0.8   325   17.3 
2024-11-29 00:00 UT   14 37 49.2   +13 55 01    50.640   49.928   43.4    0.8   324   17.3 
2024-11-30 00:00 UT   14 37 53.9   +13 54 56    50.631   49.928   44.1    0.8   323   17.3 
2024-12-01 00:00 UT   14 37 58.7   +13 54 51    50.622   49.928   44.9    0.8   322   17.3 
2024-12-02 00:00 UT   14 38 03.4   +13 54 48    50.612   49.927   45.6    0.8   321   17.3 
2024-12-03 00:00 UT   14 38 08.0   +13 54 45    50.602   49.927   46.4    0.8   320   17.3 
2024-12-04 00:00 UT   14 38 12.6   +13 54 43    50.592   49.927   47.2    0.8   320   17.3 
2024-12-05 00:00 UT   14 38 17.2   +13 54 41    50.582   49.927   47.9    0.8   319   17.3 
2024-12-06 00:00 UT   14 38 21.7   +13 54 40    50.571   49.926   48.7    0.8   318   17.3 
2024-12-07 00:00 UT   14 38 26.2   +13 54 40    50.560   49.926   49.5    0.9   317   17.3 
2024-12-08 00:00 UT   14 38 30.6   +13 54 41    50.550   49.926   50.3    0.9   316   17.3 
2024-12-09 00:00 UT   14 38 35.0   +13 54 42    50.538   49.926   51.1    0.9   315   17.3 
2024-12-10 00:00 UT   14 38 39.4   +13 54 44    50.527   49.925   51.9    0.9   315   17.3 
2024-12-11 00:00 UT   14 38 43.7   +13 54 46    50.516   49.925   52.7    0.9   314   17.3 
2024-12-12 00:00 UT   14 38 48.0   +13 54 50    50.504   49.925   53.5    0.9   313   17.3 
2024-12-13 00:00 UT   14 38 52.2   +13 54 54    50.492   49.925   54.3    0.9   313   17.3 
2024-12-14 00:00 UT   14 38 56.4   +13 54 58    50.480   49.924   55.2    0.9   312   17.3 
2024-12-15 00:00 UT   14 39 00.5   +13 55 04    50.468   49.924   56.0    0.9   311   17.3 
2024-12-16 00:00 UT   14 39 04.5   +13 55 10    50.456   49.924   56.8    0.9   310   17.3 
2024-12-17 00:00 UT   14 39 08.6   +13 55 16    50.443   49.924   57.7    1.0   310   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.