Asteroid 1036 Ganymed

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 currently in the constellation of Libra.

The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 1036 Ganymed is 15h 01m 30s and the Declination is -15° 17’ 13” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt). The current magnitude of Asteroid 1036 Ganymed is 14.74 (JPL).

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid 1036 Ganymed from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

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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.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Asteroid 1036 Ganymed with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 1036 Ganymed is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

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Asteroid 1036 Ganymed Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 1036 Ganymed from Earth is currently 556,025,984 kilometers, equivalent to 3.716804 Astronomical Units. Light takes 30 minutes and 54.7030 seconds to travel from Asteroid 1036 Ganymed and arrive to us.

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.

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 of Asteroid 1036 Ganymed to Earth

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:

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

Asteroid 1036 Ganymed Brightness and 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.

Visualization of Asteroid 1036 Ganymed Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid 1036 Ganymed with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid 1036 Ganymed and the planets along their orbits in this diagram accurately represents the current configuration of the objects in the Solar System. This is an experimental feature and it requires a WebGL enabled browser. Please provide us feedback!

Asteroid 1036 Ganymed 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. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 1036 Ganymed in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2023 Nov 23	14h 49m 18s	-14° 53’ 03”	14.75	Libra
2023 Nov 24	14h 50m 49s	-14° 56’ 18”	14.75	Libra
2023 Nov 25	14h 52m 23s	-14° 59’ 31”	14.75	Libra
2023 Nov 26	14h 53m 56s	-15° 02’ 40”	14.75	Libra
2023 Nov 27	14h 55m 28s	-15° 05’ 45”	14.75	Libra
2023 Nov 28	14h 57m 02s	-15° 08’ 48”	14.74	Libra
2023 Nov 29	14h 58m 36s	-15° 11’ 48”	14.74	Libra
2023 Nov 30	15h 00m 10s	-15° 14’ 44”	14.74	Libra
2023 Dec 01	15h 01m 44s	-15° 17’ 36”	14.74	Libra
2023 Dec 02	15h 03m 17s	-15° 20’ 26”	14.74	Libra
2023 Dec 03	15h 04m 51s	-15° 23’ 12”	14.73	Libra
2023 Dec 04	15h 06m 26s	-15° 25’ 54”	14.73	Libra
2023 Dec 05	15h 08m 02s	-15° 28’ 32”	14.73	Libra
2023 Dec 06	15h 09m 37s	-15° 31’ 05”	14.73	Libra