Ganymed
1036 Ganymed, provisional designation 1924 TD, is a stony asteroid on a highly eccentric orbit, classified as a near-Earth object of the Amor group. It was discovered by German astronomer Walter Baade at the Bergedorf Observatory in Hamburg on 23 October 1924, and named after Ganymede from Greek mythology. With a diameter of approximately 35 kilometers, Ganymed is the largest of all near-Earth objects but does not cross Earth's orbit. The S-type asteroid has a rotation period of 10.3 hours.
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Découvert le: 1924-10-23
Observations: 13,637
1036 Ganymed, provisional designation 1924 TD, is a stony asteroid on a highly eccentric orbit, classified as a near-Earth object of the Amor group. It was discovered by German astronomer Walter Baade at the Bergedorf Observatory in Hamburg on 23 October 1924, and named after Ganymede from Greek mythology. With a diameter of approximately 35 kilometers, Ganymed is the largest of all near-Earth objects but does not cross Earth's orbit. The S-type asteroid has a rotation period of 10.3 hours.
Paramètres orbitaux
Demi-grand axe
2.664 AU
Excentricité
0.5335
Périhélie
1.243 AU
Aphélie
4.085244 AU
Inclinaison
26.69°
Période orbitale
4.3532 yr
Ère
2461200.5
Anomalie moyenne
142.97°
Orbit diagram
The Sun sits at the focus (orange). Earth's orbit is the grey circle at 1 AU. The red dot marks the object's position at the catalog epoch.
Paramètres physiques
Diamètre
37.675 km
Albedo
0.238
Densité
— g/cm³
Période de rotation
10.297 h
Magnitude absolue
9.17
Qualité orbitale
RMS
0.30708
Code de condition
0
ID orbite
—
