r/Haumea

31 archived posts · Jul 2016 – May 2026

Dwarf Planet Haumea

r/Haumea

Articles and discussion about dwarf planet Haumea

Created Jul 8, 2016

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All about Haumea

136108 Haumea is a dwarf planet orbiting within the Kuiper Belt. Its diameter is estimated at 2300 km, varying with a significantly ellipsoid shape. Haumea and its moons weigh in at about 1/4 of the mass of its cousin Pluto's system. Its orbit about the Sun takes ~ 284 years. Haumea's two known moons are named Hi'iaka and Namaka.

More details:

• Haumea entry in Wikipedia

• Haumea entry in the JPL Small-Body Database

• Haumea orbit simulation in JPL Small-Body DB

Exploration of Haumea

Haumea has been imaged by Keck and William Herschel telescopes, among several other Earth-based observatories. Best estimate for a hypothetical mission is 14.5 years from launch, to achieve a flyby.

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