(1036) Ganymed
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	7 Jun 2026	16.1	3.955 AU	4.222 AU	09h10m	-06°24'	68.0°	13.8°
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) : 215.39774
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 132.50731
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 142.96531
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 171.12885
            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
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   09 10 20.8   -06 24 15     4.222    3.955   68.0   13.8   118   16.1 
2026-06-07 15:21 UT   09 10 50.8   -06 23 10     4.231    3.956   67.5   13.7   118   16.1 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   09 11 07.8   -06 22 34     4.237    3.957   67.3   13.7   118   16.1 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   09 11 55.2   -06 20 59     4.251    3.958   66.5   13.6   118   16.1 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   09 12 43.0   -06 19 31     4.266    3.960   65.8   13.5   119   16.1 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   09 13 31.2   -06 18 09     4.280    3.961   65.1   13.4   119   16.1 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   09 14 19.9   -06 16 53     4.294    3.963   64.4   13.4   119   16.1 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   09 15 08.9   -06 15 43     4.309    3.965   63.7   13.3   120   16.1 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   09 15 58.3   -06 14 40     4.323    3.966   63.0   13.2   120   16.1 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   09 16 48.1   -06 13 42     4.337    3.968   62.3   13.1   120   16.1 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   09 17 38.3   -06 12 51     4.351    3.969   61.6   13.0   121   16.1 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   09 18 28.8   -06 12 06     4.364    3.971   60.9   12.9   121   16.1 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   09 19 19.7   -06 11 27     4.378    3.972   60.2   12.8   121   16.1 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   09 20 10.9   -06 10 54     4.392    3.974   59.5   12.7   122   16.1 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   09 21 02.4   -06 10 27     4.405    3.975   58.8   12.6   122   16.1 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   09 21 54.3   -06 10 05     4.419    3.976   58.1   12.5   123   16.1 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   09 22 46.4   -06 09 50     4.432    3.978   57.4   12.4   123   16.1 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   09 23 38.9   -06 09 40     4.445    3.979   56.7   12.3   123   16.1 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   09 24 31.7   -06 09 36     4.458    3.981   56.0   12.2   124   16.1 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   09 25 24.7   -06 09 38     4.471    3.982   55.4   12.1   124   16.2 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   09 26 18.1   -06 09 45     4.484    3.984   54.7   12.0   124   16.2 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   09 27 11.7   -06 09 58     4.497    3.985   54.0   11.9   125   16.2 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   09 28 05.6   -06 10 16     4.509    3.986   53.3   11.8   125   16.2 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   09 28 59.8   -06 10 40     4.522    3.988   52.6   11.7   126   16.2 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   09 29 54.2   -06 11 09     4.534    3.989   52.0   11.6   126   16.2 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   09 30 48.8   -06 11 43     4.546    3.990   51.3   11.5   126   16.2 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   09 31 43.7   -06 12 23     4.558    3.992   50.6   11.4   127   16.2 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   09 32 38.9   -06 13 09     4.570    3.993   50.0   11.2   127   16.2 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   09 33 34.3   -06 13 59     4.582    3.994   49.3   11.1   128   16.2 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   09 34 29.9   -06 14 55     4.594    3.996   48.6   11.0   128   16.2 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   09 35 25.7   -06 15 55     4.606    3.997   48.0   10.9   128   16.2 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   09 36 21.8   -06 17 01     4.617    3.998   47.3   10.8   129   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.