Editing 1036 Ganymed (section)

== Orbit and classification ==
{{Stack|[[File:AnimatedOrbitOf1036Ganymed.gif|thumb|180px|Orbit of ''Ganymed'' (blue), with the [[inner planets]] and [[Jupiter]] (outermost).]]}}
Ganymed is an [[Amor asteroid]], a subgroup of the [[near-Earth asteroid]]s that approach the orbit of Earth from beyond, but do not cross it. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 1.2–4.1&nbsp;[[Astronomical unit|AU]] about once every 4 years and 4 months (i.e., 52 months or 1,587 days; [[semi-major axis]] of 2.66&nbsp;AU). Its orbit has a high [[orbital eccentricity|eccentricity]] of 0.53 and an [[orbital inclination|inclination]] of 27[[Degree (angle)|°]] with respect to the [[ecliptic]].<ref name="jpldata" /> The body's [[observation arc]] begins at the discovering observatory on {{start date and age|1924|10|24|df=y|paren=y}}, the night after its official discovery observation.<ref name="MPC-object" />

=== Close approaches ===
====Earth approach====
Ganymed has a [[minimum orbit intersection distance]] with Earth of {{convert |0.3415 |AU |km |sigfig=2 |lk=off |abbr=on}}, or 133 [[Lunar distance (astronomy)|lunar distance]]. Its next pass of the Earth will be at a distance of {{convert|0.374097 |AU |km mi|abbr=on|lk=off |sigfig=3}} on {{start date and age|2024|10|13|df=y|paren=y}}.<ref name="jpl-close" />{{update after|2024|10|13}}

====Mars approach====
Due to the high eccentricity of its orbit, Ganymed is also a [[Mars-crosser]], intersecting the orbit of the Red Planet at 1.66&nbsp;AU. On {{start date and age|2176|12|16|df=y|paren=y}}, it will pass at a distance of {{convert|0.02868 |AU |km mi|abbr=on |sigfig=3}} from Mars.<ref name="jpl-close" />