1036 Ganymed (Asteroid)
From Fairfield , 1036 Ganymed is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:54 (EDT), 42° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:41, 60° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:23, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
Name
1036 Ganymed
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Object type
Asteroid
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Computed for: | 01 November 2024 |
Right ascension: | 23h35m [1] |
Declination: | +11°26' [1] |
Constellation: | Pegasus |
Magnitude: | 9.36 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 0.43 AU 3.59 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 49.05 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 255.7° |
Semi-major axis: | 2.67 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.532847 |
Inclination: | 26.69° |
Longitude ascending node: | 215.50° |
Argument of perihelion: | 132.48° |
Epoch of elements: | 31 March 2024 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 321.69° |
Absolute mag (H): | 9.26 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Perihelion: | 1.25 AU |
Aphelion: | 4.09 AU |
Orbital period: | 4.35 years |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.
27 Oct 2024 | – Asteroid 1036 Ganymed at opposition |