What telescope do I need to see Haumea?

At magnitude 17.3, Haumea is a challenging target that needs at least an 8-inch (200 mm) telescope and dark skies.

Haumea — Planeta Enano en Libra

136108 Haumea, 2003 EL61

DwarfPlanet Libra Visible

Rendered preview of Haumea from the Nightbase orrery, lit from the current Sun direction with the terminator visible.

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Propiedades

Magnitud 17.3

Tamaño Angular 0.039 arcmin

Descripción

Type: Dwarf Planet

Distance: 43.005 AU

Orbital Period: 102998.0 days

Diameter: 2,322 km

Features: Crystalline water-ice with a darker reddish 'Dark Red Spot' region

Highly elongated (2322×1704×1138 km) from rapid 3.9-hour rotation, the fastest of any large solar-system body. Has crystalline-ice surface, two moons (Hi'iaka, Namaka), and a narrow ring (discovered 2017).

Posición e Identificadores

RA 14h 41m 15.9s

Dec +14° 39' 23.2"

Constelación Libra

Catálogo Haumea

Propiedades Físicas

Diámetro 2,322 km (0.18× Earth)

Masa 4.0e21 kg

Albedo 0.66 (66% reflected)

Temperatura -241°C

Rotación 3.9 hours

Superficie Crystalline water-ice with a darker reddish 'Dark Red Spot' region

Tamaño angular 0.1″ (current)

Propiedades orbitales

Semieje mayor 43.0050 AU (6,433.5 million km)

Excentricidad 0.1958

Inclinación 28.21°

Período orbital 281.99 years

Distancia 48.916 AU (6.78 light-hours)

Elongación 150.4° Near opposition

Consejos de Observación

Mejores meses March , April , May

Visibilidad Large telescope only

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Notas Highly elongated (2322×1704×1138 km) from rapid 3.9-hour rotation, the fastest of any large solar-system body. Has crystalline-ice surface, two moons (Hi'iaka, Namaka), and a narrow ring (discovered 2017).