(136108) Haumea
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 Apr 2026	17.2	49.802 AU	48.966 AU	14h42m	+14°28'	146.3°	0.6°
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)                : 0.1957678
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 43.0057647
            i (Inclination)                 : 28.20842
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 121.79751
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 240.88847
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 222.32669
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 179.50850
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -24.39146
            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
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   14 42 56.0   +14 28 38    48.966   49.802  146.3    0.6   235   17.2 
2026-04-05 05:06 UT   14 42 55.2   +14 28 45    48.965   49.802  146.4    0.6   234   17.2 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   14 42 52.4   +14 29 09    48.961   49.801  146.8    0.6   233   17.2 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   14 42 48.8   +14 29 39    48.956   49.801  147.3    0.6   232   17.2 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   14 42 45.2   +14 30 09    48.952   49.801  147.7    0.6   230   17.2 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   14 42 41.5   +14 30 39    48.947   49.801  148.2    0.6   228   17.2 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   14 42 37.8   +14 31 08    48.943   49.800  148.6    0.6   226   17.2 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   14 42 34.1   +14 31 37    48.939   49.800  148.9    0.6   225   17.2 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   14 42 30.3   +14 32 05    48.936   49.800  149.3    0.6   223   17.2 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   14 42 26.5   +14 32 33    48.932   49.800  149.6    0.6   221   17.2 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   14 42 22.6   +14 32 60    48.929   49.799  149.9    0.6   219   17.2 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   14 42 18.8   +14 33 27    48.926   49.799  150.2    0.6   217   17.2 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   14 42 14.9   +14 33 53    48.924   49.799  150.4    0.6   215   17.2 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   14 42 11.0   +14 34 19    48.922   49.798  150.6    0.6   213   17.2 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   14 42 07.0   +14 34 44    48.920   49.798  150.8    0.6   211   17.2 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   14 42 03.1   +14 35 09    48.918   49.798  150.9    0.6   209   17.2 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   14 41 59.1   +14 35 33    48.916   49.798  151.1    0.6   207   17.2 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   14 41 55.1   +14 35 57    48.915   49.797  151.2    0.6   205   17.2 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   14 41 51.1   +14 36 20    48.914   49.797  151.2    0.6   203   17.2 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   14 41 47.0   +14 36 43    48.913   49.797  151.2    0.6   201   17.2 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   14 41 43.0   +14 37 05    48.913   49.797  151.2    0.6   199   17.2 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   14 41 38.9   +14 37 26    48.913   49.796  151.2    0.6   197   17.2 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   14 41 34.8   +14 37 47    48.913   49.796  151.1    0.6   195   17.2 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   14 41 30.8   +14 38 07    48.913   49.796  151.0    0.6   193   17.2 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   14 41 26.7   +14 38 27    48.914   49.796  150.9    0.6   191   17.2 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   14 41 22.6   +14 38 46    48.914   49.795  150.7    0.6   189   17.2 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   14 41 18.5   +14 39 05    48.916   49.795  150.6    0.6   187   17.2 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   14 41 14.3   +14 39 23    48.917   49.795  150.3    0.6   185   17.2 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   14 41 10.2   +14 39 40    48.919   49.795  150.1    0.6   183   17.2 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   14 41 06.1   +14 39 57    48.920   49.794  149.8    0.6   181   17.2 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   14 41 02.0   +14 40 13    48.923   49.794  149.5    0.6   179   17.2 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   14 40 57.9   +14 40 28    48.925   49.794  149.2    0.6   177   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.