(1036) Ganymed
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Jul 2026	16.2	4.021 AU	4.807 AU	09h54m	-06°53'	35.3°	8.4°
Opposition	21 Mar 2027	15.0	4.015 AU	3.069 AU	11h30m	-19°38'	159.1°	5.1°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of Ganymed are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5335007
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6640688
            i (Inclination)                 : 26.68765
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 215.39773
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 132.50731
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 142.96531
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 171.12884
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 19.33507
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.35            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   09 54 40.5   -06 53 17     4.807    4.021   35.3    8.4   139   16.2 
2026-07-26 19:31 UT   09 55 28.6   -06 55 26     4.814    4.022   34.8    8.3   140   16.2 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   09 55 39.7   -06 55 56     4.816    4.022   34.7    8.3   140   16.2 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   09 56 39.0   -06 58 40     4.824    4.023   34.1    8.1   140   16.2 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   09 57 38.4   -07 01 28     4.832    4.024   33.5    8.0   141   16.2 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   09 58 37.9   -07 04 20     4.840    4.025   32.9    7.9   142   16.2 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   09 59 37.5   -07 07 17     4.848    4.027   32.3    7.7   143   16.2 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   10 00 37.1   -07 10 17     4.856    4.028   31.7    7.6   143   16.2 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   10 01 36.9   -07 13 21     4.863    4.029   31.1    7.5   144   16.2 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   10 02 36.7   -07 16 29     4.870    4.030   30.5    7.4   145   16.2 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   10 03 36.6   -07 19 41     4.878    4.031   30.0    7.2   146   16.2 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   10 04 36.6   -07 22 57     4.885    4.032   29.4    7.1   147   16.2 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   10 05 36.6   -07 26 17     4.891    4.033   28.8    7.0   147   16.2 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   10 06 36.7   -07 29 41     4.898    4.034   28.3    6.8   148   16.2 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   10 07 36.8   -07 33 08     4.904    4.035   27.7    6.7   149   16.2 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   10 08 37.0   -07 36 39     4.911    4.036   27.2    6.6   150   16.2 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   10 09 37.3   -07 40 14     4.917    4.037   26.7    6.5   151   16.2 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   10 10 37.6   -07 43 53     4.923    4.038   26.1    6.3   152   16.1 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   10 11 38.0   -07 47 35     4.928    4.039   25.6    6.2   154   16.1 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   10 12 38.3   -07 51 21     4.934    4.039   25.1    6.1   155   16.1 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   10 13 38.7   -07 55 10     4.939    4.040   24.6    6.0   156   16.1 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   10 14 39.2   -07 59 03     4.945    4.041   24.1    5.9   157   16.1 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   10 15 39.6   -08 02 59     4.950    4.042   23.6    5.8   158   16.1 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   10 16 40.1   -08 06 59     4.954    4.043   23.2    5.7   160   16.1 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   10 17 40.6   -08 11 02     4.959    4.044   22.7    5.5   161   16.1 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   10 18 41.1   -08 15 08     4.964    4.045   22.2    5.4   162   16.1 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   10 19 41.6   -08 19 17     4.968    4.046   21.8    5.3   164   16.1 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   10 20 42.1   -08 23 30     4.972    4.047   21.4    5.2   165   16.1 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   10 21 42.5   -08 27 46     4.976    4.047   21.0    5.1   167   16.1 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   10 22 43.0   -08 32 05     4.980    4.048   20.6    5.0   169   16.1 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   10 23 43.5   -08 36 27     4.983    4.049   20.2    4.9   170   16.1 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   10 24 43.9   -08 40 52     4.986    4.050   19.8    4.9   172   16.1 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.