1036 Ganymed

Summary

1036 Ganymed is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.56% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64 views/month, #23 of 4,107).^[2]

Key Facts

• 1036 Ganymed is credited with the discovery of Walter Baade^[3].
• 1036 Ganymed's image is recorded as 001036-asteroid shape model (1036) Ganymed.png^[4].
• 1036 Ganymed's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 1036 Ganymed's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object^[6].
• 1036 Ganymed's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Hamburg-Bergedorf Observatory^[7].
• Ganymede is named after 1036 Ganymed^[8].
• 1036 Ganymed's follows is recorded as Q121495^[9].
• 1036 Ganymed's followed by is recorded as Q121512^[10].
• 1036 Ganymed's minor planet group is recorded as Amor asteroid^[11].
• 1036 Ganymed's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[12].
• 1036 Ganymed's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Ganymed symbol (fixed width).svg^[13].
• 1036 Ganymed's Commons category is recorded as 1036 Ganymed^[14].
• 1036 Ganymed's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[15].
• 1036 Ganymed's provisional designation is recorded as 1924 TD^[16].
• 1036 Ganymed's provisional designation is recorded as 1952 BF^[17].
• 1036 Ganymed's provisional designation is recorded as 1954 HH^[18].
• 1036 Ganymed's provisional designation is recorded as A924 UB^[19].
• 1036 Ganymed's orbit diagram is recorded as AnimatedOrbitOf1036Ganymed.gif^[20].
• 1036 Ganymed's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1924-10-23T00:00:00Z^[21].
• 1036 Ganymed's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02syh_^[22].
• 1036 Ganymed's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20001036^[23].
• 1036 Ganymed's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[24].
• 1036 Ganymed's significant event is recorded as naming^[25].
• 1036 Ganymed's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.537'}^[26].
• 1036 Ganymed's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.5332347'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include asteroid^[5] and near-Earth object^[6].

History and Context

Ganymede is named after 1036 Ganymed^[8].

Why It Matters

1036 Ganymed ranks in the top 0.56% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64 views/month, #23 of 4,107).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]