(1036) Ganymed
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Oct 2026	16.2	4.083 AU	4.819 AU	11h23m	-14°26'	38.0°	8.6°
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
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   11 23 52.9   -14 26 18     4.819    4.083   38.0    8.6   271   16.2 
2026-10-26 13:56 UT   11 24 22.5   -14 29 56     4.815    4.083   38.4    8.7   272   16.2 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   11 24 43.8   -14 32 34     4.811    4.083   38.7    8.8   272   16.2 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   11 25 34.5   -14 38 50     4.802    4.083   39.4    8.9   273   16.2 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   11 26 24.8   -14 45 06     4.793    4.083   40.1    9.0   273   16.2 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   11 27 14.9   -14 51 23     4.784    4.083   40.7    9.1   274   16.2 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   11 28 04.5   -14 57 40     4.775    4.084   41.4    9.3   274   16.2 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   11 28 53.9   -15 03 57     4.765    4.084   42.1    9.4   275   16.2 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   11 29 42.9   -15 10 15     4.756    4.084   42.8    9.5   275   16.2 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   11 30 31.6   -15 16 33     4.746    4.084   43.5    9.6   276   16.2 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   11 31 19.9   -15 22 50     4.736    4.084   44.2    9.8   276   16.2 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   11 32 07.8   -15 29 08     4.726    4.084   44.9    9.9   277   16.2 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   11 32 55.4   -15 35 26     4.715    4.085   45.7   10.0   277   16.2 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   11 33 42.6   -15 41 43     4.705    4.085   46.4   10.1   277   16.2 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   11 34 29.3   -15 48 01     4.694    4.085   47.1   10.2   278   16.2 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   11 35 15.7   -15 54 18     4.684    4.085   47.8   10.4   278   16.2 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   11 36 01.7   -16 00 35     4.673    4.085   48.5   10.5   279   16.2 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   11 36 47.3   -16 06 52     4.662    4.085   49.3   10.6   279   16.2 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   11 37 32.5   -16 13 08     4.650    4.085   50.0   10.7   280   16.2 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   11 38 17.2   -16 19 24     4.639    4.085   50.7   10.8   280   16.2 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   11 39 01.5   -16 25 39     4.628    4.085   51.5   10.9   280   16.2 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   11 39 45.3   -16 31 54     4.616    4.085   52.2   11.0   281   16.2 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   11 40 28.7   -16 38 08     4.604    4.085   53.0   11.1   281   16.2 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   11 41 11.6   -16 44 21     4.592    4.085   53.7   11.3   281   16.2 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   11 41 54.1   -16 50 33     4.580    4.085   54.5   11.4   282   16.2 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   11 42 36.0   -16 56 45     4.568    4.085   55.2   11.5   282   16.2 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   11 43 17.5   -17 02 56     4.555    4.085   56.0   11.6   282   16.2 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   11 43 58.5   -17 09 06     4.543    4.085   56.7   11.7   283   16.2 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   11 44 39.0   -17 15 15     4.530    4.085   57.5   11.8   283   16.2 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   11 45 19.0   -17 21 23     4.517    4.085   58.3   11.9   283   16.2 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   11 45 58.5   -17 27 29     4.505    4.085   59.0   12.0   284   16.2 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   11 46 37.4   -17 33 35     4.491    4.085   59.8   12.1   284   16.2 

    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.