(1036) Ganymed
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	14 Feb 2026	14.9	3.714 AU	2.852 AU	09h06m	-18°53'	146.3°	8.5°
Today	29 Mar 2026	15.3	3.820 AU	3.179 AU	08h43m	-12°57'	123.4°	12.6°

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)                : 0.5332133
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6649688
            i (Inclination)                 : 26.68074
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 215.44119
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 132.50313
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 97.59385
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 171.16637
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 19.33159
            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
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   08 43 31.5   -12 57 57     3.179    3.820  123.4   12.6    85   15.3 
2026-03-29 14:27 UT   08 43 25.7   -12 52 34     3.186    3.822  122.9   12.7    86   15.3 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   08 43 22.1   -12 49 01     3.191    3.822  122.6   12.7    86   15.4 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   08 43 13.8   -12 40 09     3.203    3.825  121.8   12.8    87   15.4 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   08 43 06.7   -12 31 20     3.216    3.827  120.9   12.9    88   15.4 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   08 43 00.7   -12 22 34     3.229    3.829  120.1   13.0    88   15.4 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   08 42 55.9   -12 13 52     3.242    3.831  119.3   13.2    89   15.4 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   08 42 52.2   -12 05 13     3.255    3.834  118.4   13.3    90   15.4 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   08 42 49.7   -11 56 39     3.269    3.836  117.6   13.4    90   15.4 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   08 42 48.2   -11 48 09     3.282    3.838  116.8   13.5    91   15.5 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   08 42 47.9   -11 39 44     3.296    3.840  115.9   13.6    92   15.5 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   08 42 48.7   -11 31 23     3.309    3.842  115.1   13.6    92   15.5 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   08 42 50.6   -11 23 07     3.323    3.845  114.3   13.7    93   15.5 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   08 42 53.5   -11 14 56     3.337    3.847  113.4   13.8    94   15.5 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   08 42 57.6   -11 06 50     3.351    3.849  112.6   13.9    94   15.5 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   08 43 02.7   -10 58 49     3.365    3.851  111.8   14.0    95   15.5 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   08 43 08.9   -10 50 54     3.380    3.853  110.9   14.1    95   15.5 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   08 43 16.1   -10 43 04     3.394    3.855  110.1   14.1    96   15.6 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   08 43 24.4   -10 35 20     3.408    3.857  109.3   14.2    97   15.6 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   08 43 33.7   -10 27 41     3.423    3.860  108.4   14.3    97   15.6 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   08 43 44.0   -10 20 09     3.438    3.862  107.6   14.3    98   15.6 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   08 43 55.4   -10 12 42     3.452    3.864  106.8   14.4    98   15.6 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   08 44 07.7   -10 05 22     3.467    3.866  105.9   14.5    99   15.6 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   08 44 21.0   -09 58 08     3.482    3.868  105.1   14.5    99   15.6 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   08 44 35.4   -09 50 60     3.497    3.870  104.3   14.6   100   15.6 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   08 44 50.6   -09 43 59     3.512    3.872  103.5   14.6   100   15.7 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   08 45 06.9   -09 37 04     3.528    3.874  102.7   14.7   101   15.7 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   08 45 24.0   -09 30 15     3.543    3.876  101.8   14.7   101   15.7 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   08 45 42.1   -09 23 34     3.558    3.878  101.0   14.7   102   15.7 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   08 46 01.1   -09 16 59     3.573    3.880  100.2   14.8   102   15.7 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   08 46 21.0   -09 10 31     3.589    3.882   99.4   14.8   102   15.7 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   08 46 41.8   -09 04 09     3.604    3.884   98.6   14.8   103   15.7 

    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.