1036 Ganymed (Asteroid)
From Cambridge , 1036 Ganymed is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:40 (EDT), 71° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:21, 85° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:16, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
Name
1036 Ganymed
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Object type
Asteroid
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Computed for: | 26 September 2024 |
Right ascension: | 21h02m [1] |
Declination: | +47°05' [1] |
Constellation: | Cygnus |
Magnitude: | 9.50 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 0.41 AU 3.39 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 2.52 deg/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 240.8° |
Semi-major axis: | 2.67 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.532826 |
Inclination: | 26.69° |
Longitude ascending node: | 215.49° |
Argument of perihelion: | 132.50° |
Epoch of elements: | 17 October 2024 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 6.98° |
Absolute mag (H): | 9.25 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Perihelion: | 1.25 AU |
Aphelion: | 4.09 AU |
Orbital period: | 4.35 years |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.
27 Oct 2024 | – Asteroid 1036 Ganymed at opposition |