(136108) Haumea |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 31 Aug 2025 | 17.3 | 49.858 AU | 50.380 AU | 14h34m | +14°19' | 58.4° | 1.0° |
Opposition | 22 Apr 2026 | 17.2 | 49.797 AU | 48.913 AU | 14h41m | +14°36' | 151.2° | 0.6° |
(136108) Haumea - 2025-08-31
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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) : 0.1970300
a (Semimajor axis) : 42.9611226
i (Inclination) : 28.20836
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 121.82556
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 240.97517
M (Mean anomaly) : 221.56682
Epoch : 2025 May 05
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 179.62869
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -24.41327
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
2025-08-31 00:00 UT 14 34 34.2 +14 19 54 50.380 49.858 58.4 1.0 92 17.3
2025-08-31 20:22 UT 14 34 36.5 +14 19 18 50.390 49.858 57.7 1.0 91 17.3
2025-09-01 00:00 UT 14 34 36.9 +14 19 12 50.392 49.858 57.6 1.0 91 17.3
2025-09-02 00:00 UT 14 34 39.6 +14 18 30 50.403 49.857 56.8 1.0 90 17.3
2025-09-03 00:00 UT 14 34 42.5 +14 17 47 50.414 49.857 56.0 1.0 90 17.3
2025-09-04 00:00 UT 14 34 45.4 +14 17 05 50.426 49.857 55.2 1.0 89 17.3
2025-09-05 00:00 UT 14 34 48.4 +14 16 23 50.437 49.857 54.4 0.9 88 17.3
2025-09-06 00:00 UT 14 34 51.4 +14 15 41 50.447 49.856 53.6 0.9 88 17.3
2025-09-07 00:00 UT 14 34 54.5 +14 14 59 50.458 49.856 52.9 0.9 87 17.3
2025-09-08 00:00 UT 14 34 57.7 +14 14 17 50.469 49.856 52.1 0.9 86 17.3
2025-09-09 00:00 UT 14 35 00.9 +14 13 35 50.479 49.856 51.3 0.9 86 17.3
2025-09-10 00:00 UT 14 35 04.2 +14 12 53 50.489 49.855 50.6 0.9 85 17.3
2025-09-11 00:00 UT 14 35 07.5 +14 12 11 50.499 49.855 49.8 0.9 84 17.3
2025-09-12 00:00 UT 14 35 10.9 +14 11 29 50.509 49.855 49.0 0.9 83 17.3
2025-09-13 00:00 UT 14 35 14.4 +14 10 48 50.518 49.855 48.3 0.9 82 17.3
2025-09-14 00:00 UT 14 35 17.9 +14 10 06 50.528 49.854 47.6 0.9 82 17.3
2025-09-15 00:00 UT 14 35 21.5 +14 09 25 50.537 49.854 46.8 0.8 81 17.3
2025-09-16 00:00 UT 14 35 25.2 +14 08 44 50.546 49.854 46.1 0.8 80 17.3
2025-09-17 00:00 UT 14 35 28.9 +14 08 03 50.555 49.853 45.4 0.8 79 17.3
2025-09-18 00:00 UT 14 35 32.6 +14 07 22 50.563 49.853 44.6 0.8 78 17.3
2025-09-19 00:00 UT 14 35 36.4 +14 06 41 50.572 49.853 43.9 0.8 77 17.3
2025-09-20 00:00 UT 14 35 40.3 +14 06 01 50.580 49.853 43.2 0.8 76 17.3
2025-09-21 00:00 UT 14 35 44.2 +14 05 21 50.588 49.852 42.5 0.8 75 17.3
2025-09-22 00:00 UT 14 35 48.2 +14 04 40 50.596 49.852 41.8 0.8 74 17.3
2025-09-23 00:00 UT 14 35 52.2 +14 04 01 50.604 49.852 41.1 0.8 73 17.3
2025-09-24 00:00 UT 14 35 56.3 +14 03 21 50.611 49.852 40.5 0.7 72 17.3
2025-09-25 00:00 UT 14 36 00.4 +14 02 42 50.618 49.851 39.8 0.7 71 17.3
2025-09-26 00:00 UT 14 36 04.6 +14 02 03 50.625 49.851 39.1 0.7 70 17.3
2025-09-27 00:00 UT 14 36 08.8 +14 01 24 50.632 49.851 38.5 0.7 69 17.3
2025-09-28 00:00 UT 14 36 13.1 +14 00 45 50.638 49.851 37.9 0.7 68 17.3
2025-09-29 00:00 UT 14 36 17.4 +14 00 07 50.644 49.850 37.2 0.7 67 17.3
2025-09-30 00:00 UT 14 36 21.8 +13 59 29 50.650 49.850 36.6 0.7 65 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.