(136108) Haumea
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	19 Jul 2025	17.3	49.869 AU	49.789 AU	14h33m	+14°47'	93.9°	1.2°
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
2025-07-19 00:00 UT   14 33 47.4   +14 47 45    49.789   49.869   93.9    1.2   113   17.3 
2025-07-19 01:35 UT   14 33 47.3   +14 47 43    49.790   49.869   93.9    1.2   113   17.3 
2025-07-20 00:00 UT   14 33 46.9   +14 47 12    49.803   49.869   93.1    1.2   112   17.3 
2025-07-21 00:00 UT   14 33 46.4   +14 46 40    49.818   49.868   92.3    1.2   112   17.3 
2025-07-22 00:00 UT   14 33 46.1   +14 46 06    49.833   49.868   91.4    1.2   111   17.3 
2025-07-23 00:00 UT   14 33 45.8   +14 45 32    49.847   49.868   90.6    1.2   111   17.3 
2025-07-24 00:00 UT   14 33 45.6   +14 44 58    49.862   49.868   89.7    1.2   111   17.3 
2025-07-25 00:00 UT   14 33 45.4   +14 44 24    49.877   49.867   88.9    1.2   110   17.3 
2025-07-26 00:00 UT   14 33 45.4   +14 43 49    49.891   49.867   88.1    1.2   110   17.3 
2025-07-27 00:00 UT   14 33 45.4   +14 43 13    49.906   49.867   87.2    1.2   109   17.3 
2025-07-28 00:00 UT   14 33 45.5   +14 42 38    49.920   49.867   86.4    1.2   109   17.3 
2025-07-29 00:00 UT   14 33 45.7   +14 42 01    49.935   49.866   85.6    1.2   108   17.3 
2025-07-30 00:00 UT   14 33 45.9   +14 41 25    49.949   49.866   84.7    1.2   108   17.3 
2025-07-31 00:00 UT   14 33 46.3   +14 40 48    49.964   49.866   83.9    1.2   107   17.3 
2025-08-01 00:00 UT   14 33 46.7   +14 40 11    49.979   49.866   83.0    1.2   107   17.3 
2025-08-02 00:00 UT   14 33 47.2   +14 39 34    49.993   49.865   82.2    1.2   106   17.3 
2025-08-03 00:00 UT   14 33 47.7   +14 38 56    50.007   49.865   81.4    1.2   106   17.3 
2025-08-04 00:00 UT   14 33 48.4   +14 38 18    50.022   49.865   80.5    1.1   106   17.3 
2025-08-05 00:00 UT   14 33 49.1   +14 37 40    50.036   49.865   79.7    1.1   105   17.3 
2025-08-06 00:00 UT   14 33 49.9   +14 37 01    50.050   49.864   78.9    1.1   105   17.3 
2025-08-07 00:00 UT   14 33 50.8   +14 36 22    50.065   49.864   78.0    1.1   104   17.3 
2025-08-08 00:00 UT   14 33 51.7   +14 35 43    50.079   49.864   77.2    1.1   104   17.3 
2025-08-09 00:00 UT   14 33 52.7   +14 35 04    50.093   49.864   76.4    1.1   103   17.3 
2025-08-10 00:00 UT   14 33 53.8   +14 34 24    50.107   49.863   75.5    1.1   103   17.3 
2025-08-11 00:00 UT   14 33 55.0   +14 33 44    50.121   49.863   74.7    1.1   102   17.3 
2025-08-12 00:00 UT   14 33 56.3   +14 33 04    50.135   49.863   73.9    1.1   102   17.3 
2025-08-13 00:00 UT   14 33 57.6   +14 32 24    50.149   49.863   73.0    1.1   101   17.3 
2025-08-14 00:00 UT   14 33 59.0   +14 31 43    50.162   49.862   72.2    1.1   101   17.3 
2025-08-15 00:00 UT   14 34 00.5   +14 31 03    50.176   49.862   71.4    1.1   100   17.3 
2025-08-16 00:00 UT   14 34 02.0   +14 30 22    50.190   49.862   70.6    1.1   100   17.3 
2025-08-17 00:00 UT   14 34 03.7   +14 29 41    50.203   49.862   69.7    1.1    99   17.3 
2025-08-18 00:00 UT   14 34 05.4   +14 28 60    50.217   49.861   68.9    1.1    99   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.