(136108) Haumea |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Opposition | 21 Apr 2025 | 17.2 | 49.892 AU | 49.008 AU | 14h38m | +14°56' | 151.2° | 0.6° |
Today | 29 May 2025 | 17.3 | 49.882 AU | 49.161 AU | 14h35m | +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.