(136108) Haumea
ephemeris date magn radius delta ra dec elong phase
Today29 Mar 202417.349.990 AU49.179 AU14h35m+15°04'144.0°0.7°
Opposition20 Apr 202417.349.984 AU49.101 AU14h34m+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.