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 — Pianeta nano in Libra

136108 Haumea, 2003 EL61

DwarfPlanet Libra Visibile

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

Mappa stellare Sistema Solare 3D + Lista + Piano

Proprietà

Magnitudine 17.3

Dimensione angolare 0.039 arcmin

Descrizione

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).

Posizione e identificatori

RA 14h 41m 15.9s

Dec +14° 39' 23.1"

Costellazione Libra

Catalogo Haumea

Proprietà fisiche

Diametro 2,322 km (0.18× Earth)

Massa 4.0e21 kg

Albedo 0.66 (66% reflected)

Temperatura -241°C

Rotazione 3.9 hours

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

Dimensione angolare 0.1″ (current)

Proprietà orbitali

Semiasse maggiore 43.0050 AU (6,433.5 million km)

Eccentricità 0.1958

Inclinazione 28.21°

Periodo orbitale 281.99 years

Distanza 48.916 AU (6.78 light-hours)

Elongazione 150.4° Near opposition

Consigli per l'osservazione

Mesi migliori March , April , May

Visibilità Large telescope only

Dove cercare In Boötes

Note 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).