(136108) Haumea
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 Sep 2025	17.3	49.853 AU	50.555 AU	14h35m	+14°08'	45.4°	0.8°
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
2025-09-17 00:00 UT   14 35 28.9   +14 08 03    50.555   49.853   45.4    0.8    79   17.3 
2025-09-17 22:03 UT   14 35 32.3   +14 07 25    50.563   49.853   44.7    0.8    78   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 
2025-10-01 00:00 UT   14 36 26.2   +13 58 51    50.656   49.850   36.0    0.7    64   17.3 
2025-10-02 00:00 UT   14 36 30.6   +13 58 14    50.662   49.850   35.4    0.7    63   17.3 
2025-10-03 00:00 UT   14 36 35.1   +13 57 37    50.667   49.849   34.9    0.7    61   17.3 
2025-10-04 00:00 UT   14 36 39.6   +13 57 00    50.672   49.849   34.3    0.6    60   17.3 
2025-10-05 00:00 UT   14 36 44.2   +13 56 24    50.677   49.849   33.8    0.6    59   17.3 
2025-10-06 00:00 UT   14 36 48.8   +13 55 48    50.682   49.849   33.3    0.6    57   17.3 
2025-10-07 00:00 UT   14 36 53.4   +13 55 12    50.686   49.848   32.8    0.6    56   17.3 
2025-10-08 00:00 UT   14 36 58.1   +13 54 37    50.690   49.848   32.3    0.6    54   17.3 
2025-10-09 00:00 UT   14 37 02.8   +13 54 02    50.694   49.848   31.8    0.6    53   17.3 
2025-10-10 00:00 UT   14 37 07.5   +13 53 27    50.698   49.848   31.4    0.6    51   17.3 
2025-10-11 00:00 UT   14 37 12.3   +13 52 53    50.701   49.847   30.9    0.6    49   17.3 
2025-10-12 00:00 UT   14 37 17.1   +13 52 20    50.704   49.847   30.5    0.6    48   17.3 
2025-10-13 00:00 UT   14 37 21.9   +13 51 46    50.707   49.847   30.2    0.6    46   17.3 
2025-10-14 00:00 UT   14 37 26.8   +13 51 13    50.710   49.847   29.8    0.6    44   17.3 
2025-10-15 00:00 UT   14 37 31.7   +13 50 41    50.712   49.846   29.5    0.6    42   17.3 
2025-10-16 00:00 UT   14 37 36.6   +13 50 09    50.714   49.846   29.2    0.6    40   17.3 
2025-10-17 00:00 UT   14 37 41.6   +13 49 37    50.716   49.846   28.9    0.6    38   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.