(136108) Haumea
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	19 Apr 2025	17.2	49.892 AU	49.011 AU	14h38m	+14°55'	151.1°	0.6°
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)                : 0.1970290
            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
2025-04-19 00:00 UT   14 38 21.6   +14 55 13    49.011   49.892  151.1    0.6   207   17.2 
2025-04-19 20:38 UT   14 38 18.2   +14 55 33    49.010   49.892  151.2    0.6   205   17.2 
2025-04-20 00:00 UT   14 38 17.6   +14 55 37    49.010   49.892  151.2    0.6   205   17.2 
2025-04-21 00:00 UT   14 38 13.6   +14 55 60    49.009   49.892  151.2    0.6   203   17.2 
2025-04-22 00:00 UT   14 38 09.6   +14 56 23    49.008   49.892  151.2    0.6   201   17.2 
2025-04-23 00:00 UT   14 38 05.5   +14 56 45    49.008   49.891  151.2    0.6   198   17.2 
2025-04-24 00:00 UT   14 38 01.5   +14 57 07    49.008   49.891  151.2    0.6   196   17.2 
2025-04-25 00:00 UT   14 37 57.4   +14 57 28    49.008   49.891  151.1    0.6   194   17.2 
2025-04-26 00:00 UT   14 37 53.3   +14 57 48    49.008   49.891  151.0    0.6   192   17.2 
2025-04-27 00:00 UT   14 37 49.2   +14 58 08    49.009   49.890  150.9    0.6   190   17.2 
2025-04-28 00:00 UT   14 37 45.1   +14 58 27    49.010   49.890  150.7    0.6   188   17.2 
2025-04-29 00:00 UT   14 37 41.0   +14 58 46    49.011   49.890  150.5    0.6   186   17.2 
2025-04-30 00:00 UT   14 37 36.9   +14 59 04    49.013   49.890  150.3    0.6   184   17.2 
2025-05-01 00:00 UT   14 37 32.8   +14 59 22    49.014   49.889  150.0    0.6   182   17.2 
2025-05-02 00:00 UT   14 37 28.7   +14 59 38    49.016   49.889  149.7    0.6   181   17.2 
2025-05-03 00:00 UT   14 37 24.6   +14 59 55    49.018   49.889  149.4    0.6   179   17.2 
2025-05-04 00:00 UT   14 37 20.5   +15 00 10    49.021   49.889  149.1    0.6   177   17.2 
2025-05-05 00:00 UT   14 37 16.4   +15 00 25    49.024   49.888  148.7    0.6   175   17.2 
2025-05-06 00:00 UT   14 37 12.3   +15 00 39    49.027   49.888  148.3    0.6   173   17.2 
2025-05-07 00:00 UT   14 37 08.2   +15 00 53    49.030   49.888  147.9    0.6   172   17.2 
2025-05-08 00:00 UT   14 37 04.1   +15 01 06    49.033   49.887  147.5    0.6   170   17.2 
2025-05-09 00:00 UT   14 36 60.0   +15 01 18    49.037   49.887  147.1    0.6   168   17.2 
2025-05-10 00:00 UT   14 36 55.9   +15 01 30    49.041   49.887  146.6    0.6   167   17.2 
2025-05-11 00:00 UT   14 36 51.8   +15 01 41    49.045   49.887  146.1    0.6   165   17.2 
2025-05-12 00:00 UT   14 36 47.8   +15 01 52    49.050   49.886  145.6    0.7   164   17.2 
2025-05-13 00:00 UT   14 36 43.8   +15 02 01    49.054   49.886  145.1    0.7   162   17.2 
2025-05-14 00:00 UT   14 36 39.7   +15 02 10    49.059   49.886  144.5    0.7   161   17.2 
2025-05-15 00:00 UT   14 36 35.7   +15 02 19    49.065   49.886  144.0    0.7   160   17.2 
2025-05-16 00:00 UT   14 36 31.8   +15 02 26    49.070   49.885  143.4    0.7   158   17.2 
2025-05-17 00:00 UT   14 36 27.8   +15 02 33    49.076   49.885  142.8    0.7   157   17.2 
2025-05-18 00:00 UT   14 36 23.8   +15 02 40    49.082   49.885  142.2    0.7   156   17.2 
2025-05-19 00:00 UT   14 36 19.9   +15 02 46    49.088   49.885  141.6    0.7   154   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.