(136108) Haumea
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	24 Feb 2026	17.2	49.812 AU	49.353 AU	14h44m	+14°04'	117.1°	1.0°
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)                : 0.1957682
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 43.0057446
            i (Inclination)                 : 28.20842
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 121.79751
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 240.88847
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 222.32673
            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
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   14 44 33.6   +14 04 46    49.353   49.812  117.1    1.0   274   17.2 
2026-02-24 20:03 UT   14 44 32.7   +14 05 17    49.342   49.812  117.8    1.0   273   17.2 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   14 44 32.5   +14 05 24    49.340   49.812  118.0    1.0   273   17.2 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   14 44 31.3   +14 06 01    49.327   49.812  118.8    1.0   273   17.2 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   14 44 30.0   +14 06 39    49.314   49.811  119.7    1.0   272   17.2 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   14 44 28.7   +14 07 16    49.301   49.811  120.5    1.0   271   17.2 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   14 44 27.2   +14 07 54    49.288   49.811  121.3    1.0   271   17.2 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   14 44 25.7   +14 08 31    49.276   49.811  122.2    1.0   270   17.2 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   14 44 24.1   +14 09 09    49.263   49.810  123.0    1.0   269   17.2 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   14 44 22.5   +14 09 47    49.251   49.810  123.8    0.9   269   17.2 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   14 44 20.8   +14 10 24    49.239   49.810  124.7    0.9   268   17.2 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   14 44 19.0   +14 11 02    49.227   49.809  125.5    0.9   267   17.2 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   14 44 17.1   +14 11 40    49.215   49.809  126.3    0.9   266   17.2 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   14 44 15.2   +14 12 17    49.204   49.809  127.1    0.9   266   17.2 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   14 44 13.2   +14 12 55    49.193   49.809  127.9    0.9   265   17.2 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   14 44 11.1   +14 13 32    49.181   49.808  128.7    0.9   264   17.2 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   14 44 08.9   +14 14 09    49.170   49.808  129.5    0.9   263   17.2 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   14 44 06.7   +14 14 47    49.160   49.808  130.3    0.9   262   17.2 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   14 44 04.4   +14 15 24    49.149   49.808  131.1    0.9   262   17.2 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   14 44 02.1   +14 16 01    49.139   49.807  131.9    0.9   261   17.2 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   14 43 59.7   +14 16 38    49.129   49.807  132.6    0.8   260   17.2 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   14 43 57.2   +14 17 14    49.119   49.807  133.4    0.8   259   17.2 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   14 43 54.7   +14 17 51    49.109   49.807  134.1    0.8   258   17.2 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   14 43 52.1   +14 18 27    49.099   49.806  134.9    0.8   257   17.2 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   14 43 49.4   +14 19 04    49.090   49.806  135.6    0.8   256   17.2 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   14 43 46.7   +14 19 40    49.081   49.806  136.3    0.8   255   17.2 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   14 43 43.9   +14 20 15    49.072   49.806  137.1    0.8   254   17.2 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   14 43 41.1   +14 20 51    49.063   49.805  137.8    0.8   253   17.2 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   14 43 38.2   +14 21 26    49.055   49.805  138.5    0.8   252   17.2 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   14 43 35.2   +14 22 01    49.046   49.805  139.2    0.7   251   17.2 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   14 43 32.2   +14 22 36    49.038   49.805  139.8    0.7   250   17.2 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   14 43 29.2   +14 23 11    49.031   49.804  140.5    0.7   248   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.