(193) Ambrosia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Aug 2026	15.8	3.072 AU	3.640 AU	12h52m	-13°03'	48.9°	14.4°
Opposition	3 Jun 2027	14.7	3.373 AU	2.390 AU	16h33m	-39°05'	163.1°	5.0°

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)                : 0.2983284
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5981331
            i (Inclination)                 : 11.99719
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 349.46588
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 82.50056
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 96.71027
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 71.80095
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 11.89306
            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
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   12 52 32.5   -13 03 05     3.640    3.072   48.9   14.4   119   15.8 
2026-08-22 04:16 UT   12 52 45.3   -13 04 25     3.642    3.072   48.8   14.4   119   15.8 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   12 53 44.3   -13 10 37     3.652    3.074   48.3   14.2   119   15.8 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   12 54 56.4   -13 18 11     3.664    3.076   47.7   14.1   119   15.8 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   12 56 08.8   -13 25 46     3.677    3.078   47.0   13.9   119   15.8 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   12 57 21.5   -13 33 23     3.689    3.080   46.4   13.7   119   15.8 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   12 58 34.4   -13 41 01     3.701    3.082   45.8   13.6   120   15.8 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   12 59 47.6   -13 48 40     3.712    3.084   45.1   13.4   120   15.8 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   13 01 01.1   -13 56 20     3.724    3.086   44.5   13.3   120   15.8 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   13 02 14.9   -14 04 01     3.736    3.089   43.9   13.1   120   15.8 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   13 03 28.9   -14 11 43     3.747    3.091   43.3   12.9   120   15.8 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   13 04 43.1   -14 19 26     3.759    3.093   42.6   12.8   120   15.8 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   13 05 57.7   -14 27 11     3.770    3.095   42.0   12.6   120   15.8 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   13 07 12.5   -14 34 56     3.781    3.097   41.4   12.4   120   15.8 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   13 08 27.5   -14 42 42     3.792    3.099   40.8   12.3   121   15.8 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   13 09 42.8   -14 50 29     3.803    3.101   40.1   12.1   121   15.8 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   13 10 58.3   -14 58 17     3.814    3.103   39.5   11.9   121   15.8 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   13 12 14.1   -15 06 06     3.824    3.105   38.9   11.8   121   15.8 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   13 13 30.1   -15 13 55     3.835    3.107   38.3   11.6   121   15.8 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   13 14 46.4   -15 21 46     3.845    3.109   37.6   11.4   121   15.9 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   13 16 02.9   -15 29 36     3.855    3.111   37.0   11.2   122   15.9 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   13 17 19.7   -15 37 28     3.866    3.113   36.4   11.1   122   15.9 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   13 18 36.6   -15 45 20     3.875    3.115   35.8   10.9   122   15.9 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   13 19 53.8   -15 53 13     3.885    3.117   35.1   10.7   122   15.9 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   13 21 11.2   -16 01 06     3.895    3.119   34.5   10.5   122   15.9 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   13 22 28.9   -16 08 60     3.905    3.121   33.9   10.4   122   15.9 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   13 23 46.7   -16 16 54     3.914    3.123   33.3   10.2   123   15.9 

    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.