1036 Ganymed (Asteroid)

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From South El Monte , 1036 Ganymed is visible between 19:15 and 01:27. It will become accessible at around 19:15, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 22:21, 38° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 01:27 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name 1036 Ganymed
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:26 February 2026
Right ascension:08h57m [1]
Declination:−17°30' [1]
Constellation:Hydra
Magnitude:14.96 (V) [1]
Distance:2.90 AU
24.10 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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