(193) Ambrosia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	25 Mar 2026	13.3	2.678 AU	1.684 AU	12h09m	-06°28'	174.9°	1.9°
Today	28 Apr 2026	14.2	2.778 AU	1.930 AU	11h42m	-05°09'	140.1°	13.4°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of Ambrosia are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2984223
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5985614
            i (Inclination)                 : 11.99658
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 349.46615
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 82.52561
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 49.60888
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 71.82682
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 11.89315
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.19            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   11 42 06.0   -05 09 32     1.930    2.778  140.1   13.4   106   14.2 
2026-04-28 15:47 UT   11 41 49.1   -05 08 42     1.937    2.780  139.4   13.6   106   14.2 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   11 41 40.7   -05 08 16     1.941    2.781  139.1   13.7   106   14.2 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   11 41 16.9   -05 07 07     1.953    2.784  138.0   14.0   106   14.2 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   11 40 54.7   -05 06 04     1.965    2.787  137.0   14.3   106   14.3 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   11 40 34.0   -05 05 08     1.977    2.790  135.9   14.6   107   14.3 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   11 40 14.8   -05 04 17     1.989    2.793  134.9   14.8   107   14.3 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   11 39 57.2   -05 03 34     2.001    2.796  133.9   15.1   107   14.3 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   11 39 41.1   -05 02 56     2.014    2.799  132.8   15.3   107   14.4 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   11 39 26.5   -05 02 25     2.026    2.801  131.8   15.6   107   14.4 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   11 39 13.4   -05 02 01     2.039    2.804  130.8   15.8   108   14.4 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   11 39 01.8   -05 01 43     2.052    2.807  129.8   16.0   108   14.4 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   11 38 51.7   -05 01 32     2.065    2.810  128.8   16.3   108   14.5 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   11 38 43.1   -05 01 28     2.078    2.813  127.8   16.5   108   14.5 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   11 38 35.9   -05 01 30     2.092    2.816  126.8   16.7   108   14.5 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   11 38 30.2   -05 01 40     2.105    2.818  125.9   16.9   109   14.5 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   11 38 26.0   -05 01 56     2.119    2.821  124.9   17.1   109   14.6 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   11 38 23.3   -05 02 18     2.133    2.824  123.9   17.3   109   14.6 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   11 38 21.9   -05 02 48     2.147    2.827  123.0   17.5   109   14.6 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   11 38 22.0   -05 03 25     2.161    2.830  122.0   17.6   109   14.6 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   11 38 23.5   -05 04 08     2.175    2.832  121.1   17.8   109   14.6 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   11 38 26.4   -05 04 59     2.189    2.835  120.1   18.0   110   14.7 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   11 38 30.7   -05 05 56     2.204    2.838  119.2   18.1   110   14.7 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   11 38 36.3   -05 07 00     2.218    2.841  118.3   18.3   110   14.7 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   11 38 43.3   -05 08 11     2.233    2.844  117.3   18.4   110   14.7 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   11 38 51.6   -05 09 29     2.248    2.846  116.4   18.6   110   14.8 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   11 39 01.3   -05 10 54     2.262    2.849  115.5   18.7   110   14.8 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   11 39 12.2   -05 12 25     2.277    2.852  114.6   18.8   110   14.8 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   11 39 24.4   -05 14 03     2.292    2.855  113.7   19.0   110   14.8 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   11 39 37.9   -05 15 48     2.307    2.857  112.8   19.1   111   14.8 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   11 39 52.6   -05 17 39     2.323    2.860  112.0   19.2   111   14.9 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   11 40 08.5   -05 19 37     2.338    2.863  111.1   19.3   111   14.9 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.