|
(136108) Haumea |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 14 Feb 2026 | 17.3 | 49.815 AU | 49.494 AU | 14h44m | +13°58' | 108.4° | 1.1° |
| Opposition | 22 Apr 2026 | 17.2 | 49.797 AU | 48.914 AU | 14h41m | +14°36' | 151.2° | 0.6° |
(136108) Haumea - 2026-02-14
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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) : 0.1957682
a (Semimajor axis) : 43.0057466
i (Inclination) : 28.20842
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 121.79751
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 240.88848
M (Mean anomaly) : 222.32671
Epoch : 2025 Nov 21
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 179.50851
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
2026-02-14 00:00 UT 14 44 40.5 +13 58 40 49.494 49.815 108.4 1.1 280 17.3
2026-02-14 14:35 UT 14 44 40.3 +13 59 01 49.485 49.815 109.0 1.1 279 17.3
2026-02-15 00:00 UT 14 44 40.2 +13 59 16 49.479 49.814 109.3 1.1 279 17.3
2026-02-16 00:00 UT 14 44 39.8 +13 59 52 49.465 49.814 110.2 1.1 278 17.3
2026-02-17 00:00 UT 14 44 39.3 +14 00 28 49.450 49.814 111.1 1.1 278 17.3
2026-02-18 00:00 UT 14 44 38.7 +14 01 04 49.436 49.814 111.9 1.1 277 17.3
2026-02-19 00:00 UT 14 44 38.1 +14 01 41 49.422 49.813 112.8 1.0 277 17.3
2026-02-20 00:00 UT 14 44 37.3 +14 02 18 49.408 49.813 113.7 1.0 276 17.3
2026-02-21 00:00 UT 14 44 36.5 +14 02 55 49.394 49.813 114.5 1.0 276 17.3
2026-02-22 00:00 UT 14 44 35.6 +14 03 32 49.380 49.813 115.4 1.0 275 17.3
2026-02-23 00:00 UT 14 44 34.7 +14 04 09 49.367 49.812 116.3 1.0 274 17.2
2026-02-24 00:00 UT 14 44 33.6 +14 04 46 49.353 49.812 117.1 1.0 274 17.2
2026-02-25 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 28.6 +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
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.