(136108) Haumea |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 29 Mar 2024 | 17.3 | 49.990 AU | 49.179 AU | 14h35m | +15°04' | 144.0° | 0.7° |
Opposition | 20 Apr 2024 | 17.3 | 49.984 AU | 49.101 AU | 14h34m | +15°15' | 151.2° | 0.6° |
(136108) Haumea - 2024-03-29
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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) : 0.1992410
a (Semimajor axis) : 42.8993489
i (Inclination) : 28.20881
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 121.91628
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 240.89302
M (Mean anomaly) : 220.32710
Epoch : 2024 Mar 31
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 179.63201
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -24.39293
P (Orbital period in years) : 280.98
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
2024-03-29 00:00 UT 14 35 58.6 +15 04 52 49.179 49.990 144.0 0.7 242 17.3
2024-03-29 08:39 UT 14 35 57.4 +15 05 04 49.177 49.990 144.2 0.7 241 17.3
2024-03-30 00:00 UT 14 35 55.2 +15 05 25 49.173 49.990 144.6 0.7 240 17.3
2024-03-31 00:00 UT 14 35 51.8 +15 05 58 49.167 49.989 145.1 0.7 239 17.3
2024-04-01 00:00 UT 14 35 48.4 +15 06 30 49.161 49.989 145.7 0.6 237 17.3
2024-04-02 00:00 UT 14 35 44.9 +15 07 02 49.156 49.989 146.2 0.6 236 17.3
2024-04-03 00:00 UT 14 35 41.4 +15 07 34 49.150 49.989 146.7 0.6 234 17.3
2024-04-04 00:00 UT 14 35 37.8 +15 08 05 49.145 49.988 147.1 0.6 233 17.3
2024-04-05 00:00 UT 14 35 34.2 +15 08 36 49.141 49.988 147.6 0.6 231 17.3
2024-04-06 00:00 UT 14 35 30.5 +15 09 06 49.136 49.988 148.0 0.6 229 17.3
2024-04-07 00:00 UT 14 35 26.9 +15 09 36 49.132 49.988 148.4 0.6 228 17.3
2024-04-08 00:00 UT 14 35 23.1 +15 10 05 49.128 49.987 148.8 0.6 226 17.3
2024-04-09 00:00 UT 14 35 19.4 +15 10 34 49.125 49.987 149.2 0.6 224 17.3
2024-04-10 00:00 UT 14 35 15.6 +15 11 03 49.121 49.987 149.5 0.6 222 17.3
2024-04-11 00:00 UT 14 35 11.8 +15 11 31 49.118 49.987 149.8 0.6 220 17.3
2024-04-12 00:00 UT 14 35 08.0 +15 11 58 49.115 49.986 150.1 0.6 218 17.3
2024-04-13 00:00 UT 14 35 04.1 +15 12 25 49.113 49.986 150.3 0.6 216 17.3
2024-04-14 00:00 UT 14 35 00.2 +15 12 52 49.110 49.986 150.6 0.6 214 17.3
2024-04-15 00:00 UT 14 34 56.3 +15 13 18 49.108 49.986 150.7 0.6 212 17.3
2024-04-16 00:00 UT 14 34 52.4 +15 13 44 49.106 49.985 150.9 0.6 210 17.3
2024-04-17 00:00 UT 14 34 48.4 +15 14 09 49.105 49.985 151.0 0.6 208 17.3
2024-04-18 00:00 UT 14 34 44.4 +15 14 33 49.103 49.985 151.1 0.6 206 17.3
2024-04-19 00:00 UT 14 34 40.4 +15 14 57 49.102 49.985 151.2 0.6 204 17.3
2024-04-20 00:00 UT 14 34 36.4 +15 15 21 49.102 49.984 151.2 0.6 202 17.3
2024-04-21 00:00 UT 14 34 32.4 +15 15 44 49.101 49.984 151.2 0.6 200 17.3
2024-04-22 00:00 UT 14 34 28.4 +15 16 06 49.101 49.984 151.2 0.6 198 17.3
2024-04-23 00:00 UT 14 34 24.3 +15 16 28 49.101 49.984 151.2 0.6 196 17.3
2024-04-24 00:00 UT 14 34 20.2 +15 16 49 49.101 49.983 151.1 0.6 194 17.3
2024-04-25 00:00 UT 14 34 16.2 +15 17 09 49.101 49.983 151.0 0.6 192 17.3
2024-04-26 00:00 UT 14 34 12.1 +15 17 30 49.102 49.983 150.8 0.6 190 17.3
2024-04-27 00:00 UT 14 34 08.0 +15 17 49 49.103 49.983 150.6 0.6 188 17.3
2024-04-28 00:00 UT 14 34 03.9 +15 18 08 49.105 49.982 150.4 0.6 186 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.