(136108) Haumea |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 7 Jul 2025 | 17.3 | 49.872 AU | 49.617 AU | 14h33m | +14°53' | 104.0° | 1.1° |
Opposition | 22 Apr 2026 | 17.2 | 49.797 AU | 48.913 AU | 14h41m | +14°36' | 151.2° | 0.6° |
(136108) Haumea - 2025-07-07
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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) : 0.1970290
a (Semimajor axis) : 42.9611778
i (Inclination) : 28.20836
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 121.82559
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 240.97511
M (Mean anomaly) : 221.56676
Epoch : 2025 May 05
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 179.62866
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -24.41325
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
2025-07-07 00:00 UT 14 33 59.2 +14 53 39 49.617 49.872 104.0 1.1 118 17.3
2025-07-07 03:24 UT 14 33 59.0 +14 53 35 49.619 49.872 103.9 1.1 118 17.3
2025-07-08 00:00 UT 14 33 57.8 +14 53 12 49.631 49.872 103.1 1.1 118 17.3
2025-07-09 00:00 UT 14 33 56.5 +14 52 45 49.645 49.872 102.3 1.1 117 17.3
2025-07-10 00:00 UT 14 33 55.3 +14 52 17 49.659 49.871 101.5 1.1 117 17.3
2025-07-11 00:00 UT 14 33 54.1 +14 51 49 49.673 49.871 100.6 1.1 117 17.3
2025-07-12 00:00 UT 14 33 53.0 +14 51 20 49.688 49.871 99.8 1.2 116 17.3
2025-07-13 00:00 UT 14 33 51.9 +14 50 51 49.702 49.871 99.0 1.2 116 17.3
2025-07-14 00:00 UT 14 33 51.0 +14 50 21 49.716 49.870 98.1 1.2 115 17.3
2025-07-15 00:00 UT 14 33 50.1 +14 49 51 49.731 49.870 97.3 1.2 115 17.3
2025-07-16 00:00 UT 14 33 49.3 +14 49 20 49.745 49.870 96.5 1.2 114 17.3
2025-07-17 00:00 UT 14 33 48.5 +14 48 49 49.760 49.870 95.6 1.2 114 17.3
2025-07-18 00:00 UT 14 33 47.9 +14 48 17 49.774 49.869 94.8 1.2 113 17.3
2025-07-19 00:00 UT 14 33 47.3 +14 47 45 49.789 49.869 93.9 1.2 113 17.3
2025-07-20 00:00 UT 14 33 46.8 +14 47 13 49.804 49.869 93.1 1.2 112 17.3
2025-07-21 00:00 UT 14 33 46.3 +14 46 40 49.818 49.869 92.3 1.2 112 17.3
2025-07-22 00:00 UT 14 33 46.0 +14 46 07 49.833 49.868 91.4 1.2 111 17.3
2025-07-23 00:00 UT 14 33 45.7 +14 45 33 49.847 49.868 90.6 1.2 111 17.3
2025-07-24 00:00 UT 14 33 45.5 +14 44 59 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 45.3 +14 43 49 49.891 49.867 88.1 1.2 110 17.3
2025-07-27 00:00 UT 14 33 45.3 +14 43 14 49.906 49.867 87.2 1.2 109 17.3
2025-07-28 00:00 UT 14 33 45.4 +14 42 38 49.920 49.867 86.4 1.2 109 17.3
2025-07-29 00:00 UT 14 33 45.6 +14 42 02 49.935 49.866 85.6 1.2 108 17.3
2025-07-30 00:00 UT 14 33 45.9 +14 41 25 49.950 49.866 84.7 1.2 108 17.3
2025-07-31 00:00 UT 14 33 46.2 +14 40 49 49.964 49.866 83.9 1.2 107 17.3
2025-08-01 00:00 UT 14 33 46.6 +14 40 12 49.979 49.866 83.0 1.2 107 17.3
2025-08-02 00:00 UT 14 33 47.1 +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 48.3 +14 38 18 50.022 49.865 80.5 1.1 106 17.3
2025-08-05 00:00 UT 14 33 49.0 +14 37 40 50.036 49.865 79.7 1.1 105 17.3
2025-08-06 00:00 UT 14 33 49.8 +14 37 01 50.050 49.864 78.9 1.1 105 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.