(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°

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.