(136108) Haumea
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	4 Dec 2025	17.3	49.833 AU	50.511 AU	14h41m	+13°35'	46.2°	0.8°
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)                : 0.1957689
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 43.0056888
            i (Inclination)                 : 28.20842
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 121.79749
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 240.88867
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 222.32653
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 179.50869
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -24.39151
            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
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   14 41 43.9   +13 35 18    50.511   49.833   46.2    0.8   320   17.3 
2025-12-04 04:54 UT   14 41 44.9   +13 35 18    50.509   49.833   46.3    0.8   320   17.3 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   14 41 48.5   +13 35 16    50.501   49.833   46.9    0.8   320   17.3 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   14 41 53.1   +13 35 14    50.491   49.833   47.7    0.8   319   17.3 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   14 41 57.7   +13 35 14    50.480   49.833   48.5    0.8   318   17.3 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   14 42 02.2   +13 35 13    50.470   49.832   49.3    0.9   317   17.3 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   14 42 06.6   +13 35 14    50.459   49.832   50.1    0.9   316   17.3 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   14 42 11.1   +13 35 15    50.448   49.832   50.9    0.9   315   17.3 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   14 42 15.4   +13 35 17    50.437   49.832   51.7    0.9   315   17.3 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   14 42 19.8   +13 35 20    50.425   49.831   52.5    0.9   314   17.3 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   14 42 24.0   +13 35 23    50.414   49.831   53.3    0.9   313   17.3 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   14 42 28.3   +13 35 27    50.402   49.831   54.1    0.9   312   17.3 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   14 42 32.5   +13 35 32    50.390   49.831   54.9    0.9   312   17.3 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   14 42 36.6   +13 35 37    50.378   49.830   55.7    0.9   311   17.3 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   14 42 40.7   +13 35 43    50.366   49.830   56.6    0.9   310   17.3 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   14 42 44.7   +13 35 50    50.353   49.830   57.4    1.0   310   17.3 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   14 42 48.7   +13 35 57    50.340   49.829   58.2    1.0   309   17.3 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   14 42 52.6   +13 36 05    50.328   49.829   59.1    1.0   308   17.3 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   14 42 56.5   +13 36 14    50.315   49.829   59.9    1.0   308   17.3 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   14 43 00.3   +13 36 23    50.302   49.829   60.8    1.0   307   17.3 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   14 43 04.1   +13 36 33    50.289   49.828   61.6    1.0   307   17.3 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   14 43 07.8   +13 36 44    50.275   49.828   62.5    1.0   306   17.3 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   14 43 11.4   +13 36 55    50.262   49.828   63.3    1.0   305   17.3 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   14 43 15.0   +13 37 07    50.248   49.828   64.2    1.0   305   17.3 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   14 43 18.5   +13 37 20    50.234   49.827   65.1    1.0   304   17.3 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   14 43 21.9   +13 37 33    50.220   49.827   65.9    1.0   304   17.3 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   14 43 25.3   +13 37 47    50.206   49.827   66.8    1.0   303   17.3 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   14 43 28.6   +13 38 02    50.192   49.827   67.6    1.0   303   17.3 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   14 43 31.9   +13 38 17    50.178   49.826   68.5    1.1   302   17.3 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   14 43 35.1   +13 38 33    50.164   49.826   69.4    1.1   301   17.3 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   14 43 38.2   +13 38 49    50.149   49.826   70.3    1.1   301   17.3 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   14 43 41.2   +13 39 06    50.135   49.826   71.1    1.1   300   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.