(136108) Haumea
ephemeris date magn radius delta ra dec elong phase
Opposition21 Apr 202517.249.892 AU49.008 AU14h38m+14°56'151.2°0.6°
Today29 May 202517.349.882 AU49.161 AU14h35m+15°03'134.9°0.8°
(136108) Haumea - 2025-05-29
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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)                : 0.1970290
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 42.9611834
            i (Inclination)                 : 28.20836
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 121.82560
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 240.97503
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 221.56688
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 179.62858
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -24.41323
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 281.59            
        

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
2025-05-29 00:00 UT   14 35 42.2   +15 03 04    49.161   49.882  134.9    0.8   144   17.3 
2025-05-29 07:47 UT   14 35 41.0   +15 03 04    49.164   49.882  134.7    0.8   143   17.3 
2025-05-30 00:00 UT   14 35 38.6   +15 03 02    49.170   49.882  134.2    0.8   143   17.3 
2025-05-31 00:00 UT   14 35 35.0   +15 02 60    49.179   49.882  133.5    0.8   142   17.3 
2025-06-01 00:00 UT   14 35 31.5   +15 02 56    49.188   49.881  132.7    0.9   141   17.3 
2025-06-02 00:00 UT   14 35 28.0   +15 02 52    49.197   49.881  132.0    0.9   140   17.3 
2025-06-03 00:00 UT   14 35 24.6   +15 02 48    49.206   49.881  131.3    0.9   139   17.3 
2025-06-04 00:00 UT   14 35 21.2   +15 02 42    49.216   49.881  130.5    0.9   138   17.3 
2025-06-05 00:00 UT   14 35 17.8   +15 02 36    49.226   49.880  129.8    0.9   138   17.3 
2025-06-06 00:00 UT   14 35 14.5   +15 02 29    49.235   49.880  129.0    0.9   137   17.3 
2025-06-07 00:00 UT   14 35 11.3   +15 02 22    49.246   49.880  128.2    0.9   136   17.3 
2025-06-08 00:00 UT   14 35 08.0   +15 02 14    49.256   49.880  127.5    0.9   135   17.3 
2025-06-09 00:00 UT   14 35 04.9   +15 02 05    49.266   49.879  126.7    0.9   135   17.3 
2025-06-10 00:00 UT   14 35 01.8   +15 01 55    49.277   49.879  125.9    0.9   134   17.3 
2025-06-11 00:00 UT   14 34 58.7   +15 01 45    49.288   49.879  125.1    1.0   133   17.3 
2025-06-12 00:00 UT   14 34 55.7   +15 01 35    49.299   49.879  124.4    1.0   133   17.3 
2025-06-13 00:00 UT   14 34 52.7   +15 01 23    49.310   49.878  123.6    1.0   132   17.3 
2025-06-14 00:00 UT   14 34 49.8   +15 01 11    49.321   49.878  122.8    1.0   131   17.3 
2025-06-15 00:00 UT   14 34 46.9   +15 00 58    49.332   49.878  122.0    1.0   131   17.3 
2025-06-16 00:00 UT   14 34 44.1   +15 00 45    49.344   49.877  121.2    1.0   130   17.3 
2025-06-17 00:00 UT   14 34 41.4   +15 00 31    49.356   49.877  120.4    1.0   129   17.3 
2025-06-18 00:00 UT   14 34 38.7   +15 00 16    49.368   49.877  119.6    1.0   129   17.3 
2025-06-19 00:00 UT   14 34 36.0   +15 00 00    49.380   49.877  118.8    1.0   128   17.3 
2025-06-20 00:00 UT   14 34 33.5   +14 59 44    49.392   49.876  118.0    1.0   127   17.3 
2025-06-21 00:00 UT   14 34 30.9   +14 59 28    49.404   49.876  117.2    1.0   127   17.3 
2025-06-22 00:00 UT   14 34 28.5   +14 59 10    49.417   49.876  116.3    1.0   126   17.3 
2025-06-23 00:00 UT   14 34 26.1   +14 58 52    49.429   49.876  115.5    1.1   126   17.3 
2025-06-24 00:00 UT   14 34 23.7   +14 58 34    49.442   49.875  114.7    1.1   125   17.3 
2025-06-25 00:00 UT   14 34 21.5   +14 58 15    49.455   49.875  113.9    1.1   125   17.3 
2025-06-26 00:00 UT   14 34 19.3   +14 57 55    49.468   49.875  113.1    1.1   124   17.3 
2025-06-27 00:00 UT   14 34 17.1   +14 57 34    49.481   49.875  112.3    1.1   124   17.3 
2025-06-28 00:00 UT   14 34 15.0   +14 57 13    49.494   49.874  111.4    1.1   123   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.