(1036) Ganymed
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	6 Sep 2026	16.1	4.059 AU	5.012 AU	10h36m	-09°37'	17.1°	4.2°
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
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   10 36 46.6   -09 37 34     5.012    4.059   17.1    4.2   198   16.1 
2026-09-06 22:41 UT   10 37 43.3   -09 42 19     5.013    4.060   17.0    4.2   200   16.1 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   10 37 46.5   -09 42 35     5.013    4.060   17.0    4.2   200   16.1 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   10 38 46.4   -09 47 39     5.014    4.061   17.0    4.2   203   16.1 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   10 39 46.2   -09 52 45     5.014    4.061   17.0    4.2   205   16.1 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   10 40 45.9   -09 57 54     5.014    4.062   17.0    4.2   208   16.1 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   10 41 45.5   -10 03 05     5.014    4.063   17.0    4.2   210   16.1 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   10 42 45.0   -10 08 18     5.014    4.063   17.1    4.2   212   16.1 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   10 43 44.5   -10 13 34     5.014    4.064   17.2    4.2   215   16.1 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   10 44 43.8   -10 18 52     5.014    4.064   17.4    4.2   217   16.1 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   10 45 43.1   -10 24 12     5.013    4.065   17.5    4.3   219   16.1 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   10 46 42.2   -10 29 34     5.012    4.066   17.7    4.3   222   16.1 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   10 47 41.3   -10 34 59     5.011    4.066   17.9    4.4   224   16.1 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   10 48 40.2   -10 40 25     5.010    4.067   18.2    4.4   226   16.1 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   10 49 39.0   -10 45 54     5.008    4.068   18.4    4.5   228   16.1 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   10 50 37.7   -10 51 24     5.007    4.068   18.7    4.5   230   16.1 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   10 51 36.2   -10 56 56     5.005    4.069   19.0    4.6   232   16.1 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   10 52 34.6   -11 02 31     5.003    4.069   19.4    4.7   234   16.1 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   10 53 32.9   -11 08 07     5.000    4.070   19.7    4.8   236   16.1 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   10 54 31.1   -11 13 45     4.998    4.070   20.1    4.9   238   16.1 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   10 55 29.1   -11 19 25     4.995    4.071   20.5    4.9   240   16.1 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   10 56 27.0   -11 25 07     4.993    4.071   20.9    5.0   241   16.1 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   10 57 24.7   -11 30 50     4.989    4.072   21.3    5.1   243   16.1 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   10 58 22.3   -11 36 35     4.986    4.072   21.7    5.2   245   16.1 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   10 59 19.7   -11 42 22     4.983    4.073   22.2    5.3   246   16.1 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   11 00 17.0   -11 48 10     4.979    4.073   22.7    5.4   248   16.1 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   11 01 14.0   -11 53 60     4.976    4.074   23.1    5.5   249   16.2 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   11 02 11.0   -11 59 51     4.972    4.074   23.6    5.7   250   16.2 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   11 03 07.7   -12 05 44     4.967    4.075   24.1    5.8   252   16.2 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   11 04 04.3   -12 11 39     4.963    4.075   24.7    5.9   253   16.2 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   11 05 00.7   -12 17 34     4.958    4.076   25.2    6.0   254   16.2 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   11 05 56.9   -12 23 32     4.954    4.076   25.7    6.1   255   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.