(136108) Haumea
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Jul 2026	17.3	49.777 AU	49.516 AU	14h37m	+14°33'	104.3°	1.1°
Opposition	24 Apr 2027	17.2	49.700 AU	48.816 AU	14h45m	+14°16'	151.3°	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)                : 0.1944359
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 43.0605687
            i (Inclination)                 : 28.20849
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 121.78629
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 240.69059
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 223.20954
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 179.28711
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -24.34141
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 282.57            
        

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
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   14 37 35.9   +14 33 50    49.516   49.777  104.3    1.1   118   17.3 
2026-07-08 21:47 UT   14 37 34.7   +14 33 26    49.529   49.777  103.5    1.1   118   17.3 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   14 37 34.5   +14 33 23    49.530   49.777  103.5    1.1   118   17.3 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   14 37 33.2   +14 32 56    49.545   49.776  102.6    1.1   117   17.3 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   14 37 31.9   +14 32 28    49.559   49.776  101.8    1.1   117   17.3 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   14 37 30.7   +14 31 60    49.573   49.776  100.9    1.1   116   17.3 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   14 37 29.6   +14 31 31    49.587   49.776  100.1    1.2   116   17.3 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   14 37 28.5   +14 31 02    49.602   49.775   99.3    1.2   115   17.3 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   14 37 27.6   +14 30 32    49.616   49.775   98.4    1.2   115   17.3 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   14 37 26.6   +14 30 02    49.630   49.775   97.6    1.2   115   17.3 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   14 37 25.8   +14 29 31    49.645   49.775   96.8    1.2   114   17.3 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   14 37 25.1   +14 28 60    49.659   49.774   95.9    1.2   114   17.3 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   14 37 24.4   +14 28 28    49.674   49.774   95.1    1.2   113   17.3 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   14 37 23.8   +14 27 56    49.688   49.774   94.2    1.2   113   17.3 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   14 37 23.3   +14 27 23    49.703   49.774   93.4    1.2   112   17.3 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   14 37 22.8   +14 26 50    49.717   49.773   92.6    1.2   112   17.3 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   14 37 22.4   +14 26 17    49.732   49.773   91.7    1.2   111   17.3 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   14 37 22.1   +14 25 43    49.747   49.773   90.9    1.2   111   17.3 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   14 37 21.9   +14 25 09    49.761   49.773   90.1    1.2   110   17.3 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   14 37 21.8   +14 24 34    49.776   49.772   89.2    1.2   110   17.3 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   14 37 21.7   +14 23 59    49.790   49.772   88.4    1.2   110   17.3 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   14 37 21.7   +14 23 24    49.805   49.772   87.5    1.2   109   17.3 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   14 37 21.8   +14 22 48    49.820   49.771   86.7    1.2   109   17.3 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   14 37 22.0   +14 22 12    49.834   49.771   85.9    1.2   108   17.3 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   14 37 22.2   +14 21 36    49.849   49.771   85.0    1.2   108   17.3 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   14 37 22.5   +14 20 59    49.863   49.771   84.2    1.2   107   17.3 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   14 37 22.9   +14 20 22    49.878   49.770   83.3    1.2   107   17.3 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   14 37 23.4   +14 19 45    49.892   49.770   82.5    1.2   106   17.3 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   14 37 23.9   +14 19 07    49.907   49.770   81.7    1.2   106   17.3 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   14 37 24.6   +14 18 29    49.921   49.770   80.8    1.2   105   17.3 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   14 37 25.3   +14 17 50    49.935   49.769   80.0    1.2   105   17.3 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   14 37 26.0   +14 17 12    49.950   49.769   79.2    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.