(136108) Haumea
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	22 Apr 2026	17.2	49.797 AU	48.914 AU	14h41m	+14°36'	151.2°	0.6°
Today	8 Jun 2026	17.2	49.785 AU	49.147 AU	14h38m	+14°42'	128.5°	0.9°

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)                : 0.1944362
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 43.0605496
            i (Inclination)                 : 28.20849
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 121.78629
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 240.69060
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 223.20955
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 179.28712
            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
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   14 38 48.2   +14 42 36    49.147   49.785  128.5    0.9   136   17.2 
2026-06-08 21:35 UT   14 38 45.3   +14 42 29    49.156   49.785  127.8    0.9   135   17.2 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   14 38 45.0   +14 42 28    49.157   49.785  127.7    0.9   135   17.2 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   14 38 41.8   +14 42 19    49.167   49.784  127.0    0.9   135   17.2 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   14 38 38.7   +14 42 10    49.178   49.784  126.2    0.9   134   17.2 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   14 38 35.6   +14 41 59    49.189   49.784  125.4    1.0   133   17.2 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   14 38 32.6   +14 41 48    49.199   49.784  124.6    1.0   133   17.2 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   14 38 29.6   +14 41 37    49.211   49.783  123.9    1.0   132   17.2 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   14 38 26.7   +14 41 25    49.222   49.783  123.1    1.0   131   17.2 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   14 38 23.8   +14 41 12    49.233   49.783  122.3    1.0   131   17.2 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   14 38 21.0   +14 40 58    49.245   49.783  121.5    1.0   130   17.2 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   14 38 18.2   +14 40 44    49.256   49.782  120.7    1.0   129   17.2 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   14 38 15.5   +14 40 29    49.268   49.782  119.9    1.0   129   17.2 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   14 38 12.8   +14 40 14    49.280   49.782  119.1    1.0   128   17.2 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   14 38 10.2   +14 39 57    49.292   49.781  118.3    1.0   127   17.2 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   14 38 07.7   +14 39 41    49.305   49.781  117.5    1.0   127   17.2 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   14 38 05.2   +14 39 23    49.317   49.781  116.6    1.0   126   17.2 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   14 38 02.8   +14 39 05    49.330   49.781  115.8    1.1   126   17.2 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   14 38 00.5   +14 38 47    49.342   49.780  115.0    1.1   125   17.3 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   14 37 58.2   +14 38 27    49.355   49.780  114.2    1.1   125   17.3 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   14 37 56.0   +14 38 07    49.368   49.780  113.4    1.1   124   17.3 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   14 37 53.8   +14 37 47    49.381   49.780  112.6    1.1   123   17.3 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   14 37 51.7   +14 37 26    49.394   49.779  111.7    1.1   123   17.3 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   14 37 49.7   +14 37 04    49.407   49.779  110.9    1.1   122   17.3 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   14 37 47.7   +14 36 42    49.421   49.779  110.1    1.1   122   17.3 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   14 37 45.8   +14 36 19    49.434   49.779  109.3    1.1   121   17.3 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   14 37 44.0   +14 35 56    49.448   49.778  108.4    1.1   121   17.3 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   14 37 42.2   +14 35 32    49.461   49.778  107.6    1.1   120   17.3 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   14 37 40.5   +14 35 07    49.475   49.778  106.8    1.1   120   17.3 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   14 37 38.9   +14 34 42    49.489   49.778  106.0    1.1   119   17.3 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   14 37 37.3   +14 34 16    49.502   49.777  105.1    1.1   119   17.3 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   14 37 35.9   +14 33 50    49.516   49.777  104.3    1.1   118   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.