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Asteroid 136108 Haumea

Above the horizon.  Rise: 12:48 | Tran: 20:03 | Set: 3:22
Alt: 39.21°   Az: 240.11°   Direction: West-South-West

Asteroid 136108 Haumea is in the constellation of Bootes, at a distance of 7,439,437,634.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 14h 35m 03s and the Declination is +14° 43’ 12” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of asteroid 136108 Haumea is 17.31.

Finder Charts

The sky charts below show, at different resolutions, the position of asteroid 136108 Haumea in the sky. Click on each chart to access the interactive star map tool.

Star map showing the position of asteroid 136108 Haumea in the constellation of Bootes on F, d Y. Field of view: 50x30 degrees. View interactive star map.
Star map showing the position of asteroid 136108 Haumea in the constellation of Bootes on F, d Y. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive star map.

The following map uses photographic imagery from the Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) to realistically visualize the precise position of asteroid 136108 Haumea against the stars in the background. The horizontal size of the map measures 60 arcminutes. Click on the image to access a more detailed full-screen view.

136108 Haumea
RA: 14h 33m 50s
Dec: +14° 49’ 52”
Simplified high-resolution deep sky chart showing the current position of asteroid 136108 Haumea. Field of view: 60 x 40 arcminutes. Go to the dedicated page

Equatorial Coordinates

Apparent

14h 35m 03s
+14° 43’ 12”
02h 55m 57s
17h 31m 00s

J2000

14h 33m 50s
+14° 49’ 52”

Additional Information

Bootes
17.31

Rise and Set Times

The following table lists today's rise, transit and set times of asteroid 136108 Haumea from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 75.3°
Max altitude: 53.2°
Azimuth: 284.7°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of asteroid 136108 Haumea from Earth is currently 7,439,437,634.0 kilometers, equivalent to 49.7295690052 Astronomical Units. Light takes 6h 53m 35.293s to travel from asteroid 136108 Haumea and arrive to us.

7,439,437,634.0
49.7295690052
6h 53m 35.293s

The following graph shows the distance of asteroid 136108 Haumea from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance is measured in Astronomical Units and the data is sampled with an interval of 1 day.

Chart of the distance of asteroid 136108 Haumea from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)
Note: The values in this chart may not be entirely accurate around the time of closest approach for objects passing very close to Earth at high speed (e.g., Near-Earth Objects).

The value of the distance of 136108 Haumea from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the live position tracker.

Closest Approach to Earth

In the period between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2099, the closest approach of asteroid 136108 Haumea to Earth will happen on Sunday 26 July 2099 at a distance of 36.857231 Astronomical Units, or 5,513,763,315 kilometers:

Sunday 26 July 2099
5,513,763,315
36.857231

Note: the values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

Light Curve

The following chart shows the light curve of asteroid 136108 Haumea, i.e., its apparent magnitude as a function of time. The curve is calculated using the latest ephemerides provided by JPL Horizons. The magnitude data is sampled with the interval of 2 days. Because of this sampling, inaccuracies may occur for objects that have large variations of brightness over a few days. For comets, large discrepancies can arise between the calculated brightness and the observations due to their highly dynamic, and not always precisely predictable, behavior.

Chart of the magnitude of asteroid 136108 Haumea as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of asteroid 136108 Haumea at epoch October, 16 2024 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.19832394
Orbit inclination i 28.20844898°
Perihelion distance q 34.40805075 AU
5,147,371,137 km
Aphelion distance Q 51.43223375 AU
7,694,152,670 km
Semi-major axis a 42.92014225 AU
6,420,761,903 km
Orbital period period 281.1900 years
102,704.6616 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp June 16, 2133
2,500,289.4542 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 240.99587344492°
Longitude of the ascending node node 121.86567754431°
Mean anomaly M 220.88242449427°
Mean motion n 0.00350520°/day

Orbit Visualization

The following chart is a 3D animated visualization of the orbit of asteroid 136108 Haumea relative to the other major objects in the Solar System. You can access more advanced features using our 3D Solar System Viewer.

15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of asteroid 136108 Haumea computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Constellation
Jul 07 2025 14h 35m 11s +14° 46’ 58” 17.30 Bootes
Jul 08 2025 14h 35m 09s +14° 46’ 31” 17.31 Bootes
Jul 09 2025 14h 35m 08s +14° 46’ 04” 17.31 Bootes
Jul 10 2025 14h 35m 07s +14° 45’ 36” 17.31 Bootes
Jul 11 2025 14h 35m 06s +14° 45’ 08” 17.31 Bootes
Jul 12 2025 14h 35m 05s +14° 44’ 39” 17.31 Bootes
Jul 13 2025 14h 35m 03s +14° 44’ 10” 17.31 Bootes
Jul 14 2025 14h 35m 03s +14° 43’ 40” 17.31 Bootes
Jul 15 2025 14h 35m 02s +14° 43’ 09” 17.31 Bootes
Jul 16 2025 14h 35m 01s +14° 42’ 38” 17.31 Bootes
Jul 17 2025 14h 35m 00s +14° 42’ 07” 17.31 Bootes
Jul 18 2025 14h 34m 59s +14° 41’ 36” 17.31 Bootes
Jul 19 2025 14h 34m 59s +14° 41’ 04” 17.31 Bootes
Jul 20 2025 14h 34m 58s +14° 40’ 31” 17.32 Bootes

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