Asteroid Ganymed (1036) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ganymed (1036) | Automatic translation | Updated October 23, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ganymed (1036) is the largest near-Earth asteroid, it is more than 30 km in diameter. It should not be confused with the moon of Jupiter Ganymede is much larger (5262 km), it is even the largest moon in the solar system. Ganymede (1036) was discovered by Walter Baade, October 23, 1924. It has a very well-defined orbit, and its next pass near the Earth will take place October 13, 2024 at a distance of ≈ 0.374097 AU or 55,964,100 km. This is an Amor asteroid (see note) and a Mars-cruiser. It will pass close to Mars at a distance of 0.02868 AU or 4.29 million kilometers December 16, 2176. We know this because many NEO observers have studied carefully. NB: Amor asteroids are a family of near-Earth asteroids, so named because the asteroid (1221) Amor discovered in March 1932, has a special feature, it does not cross the orbit of the Earth, but brushes it despite everything going to outside near the Earth's orbit. They are therefore outside brushers, that is to say they are approaching from outside the orbit of the Earth, but do not intersect it. Asteroids are classified in this family if their perihelion is strictly less than 1.300 AU. |
Image: Ganymed (1036) is the largest near-Earth asteroid, it measures more than 30 km in diameter. There is also an asteroid Amor and a Mars-cruiser. Its next pass near the Earth will take place October 13, 2024 at a distance of ≈ 0.374097 AU or 55,964,100 km. It will spend close to Mars at a distance of 0.02868 AU or 4.29 million kilometers December 16, 2176. |