(1036) Ganymed
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	1 Jul 2025	14.8	2.804 AU	3.721 AU	07h13m	+02°47'	21.9°	7.8°
Opposition	14 Feb 2026	14.9	3.714 AU	2.852 AU	09h06m	-18°54'	146.3°	8.5°

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)                : 0.5329907
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6658007
            i (Inclination)                 : 26.68215
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 215.48346
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 132.50395
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 52.26757
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 171.20981
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 19.33231
            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. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2025-07-01 00:00 UT   07 13 06.1   +02 47 59     3.721    2.804   21.9    7.8   159   14.8 
2025-07-01 03:04 UT   07 13 18.0   +02 47 31     3.722    2.804   21.9    7.8   159   14.8 
2025-07-02 00:00 UT   07 14 38.8   +02 44 17     3.729    2.809   21.7    7.7   160   14.8 
2025-07-03 00:00 UT   07 16 11.2   +02 40 31     3.736    2.814   21.4    7.6   162   14.8 
2025-07-04 00:00 UT   07 17 43.4   +02 36 39     3.743    2.820   21.2    7.5   163   14.8 
2025-07-05 00:00 UT   07 19 15.3   +02 32 43     3.750    2.825   21.0    7.4   165   14.8 
2025-07-06 00:00 UT   07 20 46.9   +02 28 43     3.757    2.830   20.8    7.3   167   14.8 
2025-07-07 00:00 UT   07 22 18.3   +02 24 37     3.764    2.835   20.7    7.3   168   14.9 
2025-07-08 00:00 UT   07 23 49.4   +02 20 27     3.770    2.841   20.5    7.2   170   14.9 
2025-07-09 00:00 UT   07 25 20.2   +02 16 13     3.777    2.846   20.4    7.1   171   14.9 
2025-07-10 00:00 UT   07 26 50.8   +02 11 54     3.783    2.851   20.2    7.1   173   14.9 
2025-07-11 00:00 UT   07 28 21.1   +02 07 30     3.789    2.856   20.1    7.0   175   14.9 
2025-07-12 00:00 UT   07 29 51.1   +02 03 02     3.795    2.861   20.0    7.0   177   14.9 
2025-07-13 00:00 UT   07 31 20.9   +01 58 29     3.801    2.867   19.9    6.9   178   14.9 
2025-07-14 00:00 UT   07 32 50.4   +01 53 52     3.807    2.872   19.8    6.9   180   14.9 
2025-07-15 00:00 UT   07 34 19.6   +01 49 10     3.813    2.877   19.8    6.9   182   14.9 
2025-07-16 00:00 UT   07 35 48.5   +01 44 24     3.818    2.882   19.7    6.8   184   14.9 
2025-07-17 00:00 UT   07 37 17.2   +01 39 33     3.824    2.887   19.7    6.8   185   14.9 
2025-07-18 00:00 UT   07 38 45.6   +01 34 38     3.829    2.892   19.7    6.8   187   14.9 
2025-07-19 00:00 UT   07 40 13.7   +01 29 39     3.834    2.897   19.7    6.8   189   14.9 
2025-07-20 00:00 UT   07 41 41.5   +01 24 35     3.839    2.902   19.7    6.8   191   14.9 
2025-07-21 00:00 UT   07 43 09.1   +01 19 27     3.844    2.908   19.7    6.8   193   14.9 
2025-07-22 00:00 UT   07 44 36.3   +01 14 15     3.849    2.913   19.7    6.8   194   14.9 
2025-07-23 00:00 UT   07 46 03.3   +01 08 58     3.853    2.918   19.8    6.8   196   14.9 

    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.