(136108) Haumea
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	20 Apr 2026	17.2	49.798 AU	48.916 AU	14h41m	+14°35'	151.1°	0.6°
Opposition	22 Apr 2026	17.2	49.797 AU	48.914 AU	14h41m	+14°36'	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)                : 0.1957678
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 43.0057630
            i (Inclination)                 : 28.20842
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 121.79751
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 240.88847
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 222.32670
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 179.50850
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -24.39146
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 282.03            
        

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.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   14 41 59.1   +14 35 33    48.916   49.798  151.1    0.6   207   17.2 
2026-04-20 15:26 UT   14 41 56.5   +14 35 48    48.915   49.798  151.1    0.6   206   17.2 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   14 41 55.1   +14 35 57    48.915   49.797  151.2    0.6   205   17.2 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   14 41 51.1   +14 36 20    48.914   49.797  151.2    0.6   203   17.2 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   14 41 47.0   +14 36 42    48.913   49.797  151.2    0.6   201   17.2 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   14 41 43.0   +14 37 05    48.913   49.797  151.2    0.6   199   17.2 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   14 41 38.9   +14 37 26    48.913   49.796  151.2    0.6   197   17.2 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   14 41 34.8   +14 37 47    48.913   49.796  151.1    0.6   195   17.2 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   14 41 30.8   +14 38 07    48.913   49.796  151.0    0.6   193   17.2 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   14 41 26.7   +14 38 27    48.914   49.796  150.9    0.6   191   17.2 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   14 41 22.6   +14 38 46    48.914   49.795  150.7    0.6   189   17.2 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   14 41 18.5   +14 39 05    48.916   49.795  150.6    0.6   187   17.2 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   14 41 14.3   +14 39 22    48.917   49.795  150.3    0.6   185   17.2 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   14 41 10.2   +14 39 40    48.919   49.795  150.1    0.6   183   17.2 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   14 41 06.1   +14 39 57    48.920   49.794  149.8    0.6   181   17.2 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   14 41 02.0   +14 40 13    48.923   49.794  149.5    0.6   179   17.2 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   14 40 57.9   +14 40 28    48.925   49.794  149.2    0.6   177   17.2 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   14 40 53.8   +14 40 43    48.928   49.793  148.9    0.6   175   17.2 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   14 40 49.7   +14 40 57    48.930   49.793  148.5    0.6   174   17.2 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   14 40 45.5   +14 41 11    48.934   49.793  148.1    0.6   172   17.2 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   14 40 41.4   +14 41 24    48.937   49.793  147.7    0.6   170   17.2 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   14 40 37.4   +14 41 36    48.941   49.792  147.2    0.6   169   17.2 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   14 40 33.3   +14 41 47    48.944   49.792  146.8    0.6   167   17.2 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   14 40 29.2   +14 41 58    48.949   49.792  146.3    0.6   166   17.2 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   14 40 25.1   +14 42 09    48.953   49.792  145.8    0.7   164   17.2 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   14 40 21.1   +14 42 18    48.958   49.791  145.3    0.7   163   17.2 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   14 40 17.0   +14 42 27    48.962   49.791  144.7    0.7   161   17.2 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   14 40 13.0   +14 42 35    48.968   49.791  144.2    0.7   160   17.2 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   14 40 09.0   +14 42 43    48.973   49.791  143.6    0.7   158   17.2 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   14 40 05.1   +14 42 50    48.979   49.790  143.0    0.7   157   17.2 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   14 40 01.1   +14 42 56    48.984   49.790  142.4    0.7   156   17.2 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   14 39 57.2   +14 43 02    48.990   49.790  141.8    0.7   155   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.