Compute the position of Asteroid 1036 Ganymed for any date and time between 1 January 1900
and 31 December 2099
and visualize the results on an interactive sky map.
Asteroid 1036 Ganymed was discovered by Walter Baade on October 23, 1924. It is a large and irregularly shaped asteroid that belongs to the group of Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) and has a diameter of approximately 35 kilometers. Ganymed is the largest known NEO. It has a rotation period of approximately 10.3 hours and an orbital period of 4.34 years, with a perihelion distance of 1.2421 astronomical units (AU) and an aphelion distance of 4.0837 AU. Its name comes from the mythological figure Ganymede, who was a cup-bearer to the gods in Greek mythology.
Asteroid 1036 Ganymed is in the constellation of
Eridanus,
at a distance of 271,816,953.0 kilometers from Earth.
The current Right Ascension is
03h 17m 23s
and the Declination is -02° 40’ 40”
(apparent coordinates).
The magnitude of Asteroid 1036 Ganymed is 13.05 (data provided by JPL Horizons).
Sky map showing Asteroid 1036 Ganymed in Eridanus on February, 12 2025.
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High precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 1036 Ganymed is right now.
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Deep sky finder chart for Asteroid 1036 Ganymed.
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Distance from Earth
The distance of Asteroid 1036 Ganymed from Earth is currently 271,816,953.0 kilometers,
equivalent to 1.8169841036Astronomical Units.
Light takes
15m 6.684s to travel from Asteroid 1036 Ganymed and arrive to us.
271,816,953.0
1.8169841036
15m 6.684s
The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 1036 Ganymed from Earth as a function of time.
In the chart the distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with
an interval of 1 day.
Chart of the distance of Asteroid 1036 Ganymed from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)
The value of the reported distance might be somewhat inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth.
The value of the distance of 1036 Ganymed from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the
Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest Approach
Between 1 January 1900 and 31 December 2099,
the closest approach of
Asteroid 1036 Ganymed to Earth happens on
Thu Oct 13 2011 at a distance of
0.359093 Astronomical Units, or
53,719,577 kilometers:
Thu Oct 13 2011
53,719,577
0.359093
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed
with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Light Curve
The following chart is the predicted light curve
(visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 1036 Ganymed,
according to the most recent ephemerides data.
Magnitude data is sampled with a 2 days interval and there might be inaccuracies
for objects changing brightness very rapidly during the course of a few days. For comets there could be large discrepancies
between the observed and predicted brightness because of their highly dynamic behaviour.
Chart of the magnitude of Asteroid 1036 Ganymed as a function of time
Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 1036 Ganymed at epoch
24 February 2023 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460000.5).
Source: JPL Small-Body Database
The following shows the known values of the most important physical parameters of Asteroid 1036 Ganymed.
Source: JPL Small-Body Database
Physical Parameter
Value
Relative to Earth
Diameter
31.66 km
0.0025
Sideral Rotation
10.2970 hours
0.4302
Absolute Magnitude
9.45
Geometric Albedo
0.2926
15 Days Ephemeris
The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 1036 Ganymed computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval.
Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.
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Orbital elements. Detailed information
about Asteroid 1036 Ganymed orbital parameters.
Interactive orbit visualization. 3d
visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid 1036 Ganymed with respect to the major Solar System objects.
Physical data. Detailed
information about physical properties of Asteroid 1036 Ganymed, such as mass and geometric properties.
15 days ephemerides. Table
showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid 1036 Ganymed for the past and next 7 days.
Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid 1036 Ganymed in the sky from your location.
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