1036 Ganymed (Asteroid)

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From South El Monte , 1036 Ganymed is visible between 23:02 and 04:46. It will become accessible at around 23:02, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:54, 35° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:46 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name 1036 Ganymed
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:13 January 2026
Right ascension:09h33m [1]
Declination:−20°11' [1]
Constellation:Hydra
Magnitude:15.02 (V) [1]
Distance:2.91 AU
24.23 lightmin [1]
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:2.66 AU
Eccentricity:0.533213
Inclination:26.68°
Longitude ascending node:215.44°
Argument of perihelion:132.50°
Epoch of elements:21 Nov 2025
Mean Anomaly at epoch:97.59°
Absolute mag (H):9.18 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:1.24 AU
Aphelion:4.09 AU
Orbital period:4.35 years

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