(193) Ambrosia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	3 Oct 2026	15.8	3.155 AU	4.052 AU	13h46m	-18°31'	22.9°	7.1°
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
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   13 46 19.4   -18 31 33     4.052    3.155   22.9    7.1   128   15.8 
2026-10-03 06:29 UT   13 46 41.4   -18 33 42     4.054    3.155   22.8    7.0   128   15.8 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   13 47 40.6   -18 39 28     4.059    3.157   22.3    6.9   128   15.8 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   13 49 02.0   -18 47 22     4.066    3.158   21.7    6.7   129   15.8 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   13 50 23.5   -18 55 16     4.072    3.160   21.1    6.6   130   15.8 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   13 51 45.1   -19 03 10     4.079    3.162   20.5    6.4   130   15.8 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   13 53 07.0   -19 11 03     4.085    3.164   19.9    6.2   131   15.8 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   13 54 29.0   -19 18 56     4.091    3.166   19.4    6.0   131   15.8 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   13 55 51.1   -19 26 48     4.097    3.167   18.8    5.8   132   15.8 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   13 57 13.4   -19 34 40     4.102    3.169   18.2    5.6   133   15.8 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   13 58 35.8   -19 42 31     4.108    3.171   17.6    5.5   134   15.8 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   13 59 58.4   -19 50 21     4.113    3.173   17.0    5.3   134   15.8 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   14 01 21.1   -19 58 11     4.119    3.174   16.5    5.1   135   15.8 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   14 02 43.9   -20 06 01     4.124    3.176   15.9    4.9   136   15.8 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   14 04 06.9   -20 13 49     4.128    3.178   15.3    4.8   137   15.8 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   14 05 29.9   -20 21 37     4.133    3.180   14.8    4.6   139   15.8 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   14 06 53.1   -20 29 24     4.138    3.181   14.2    4.4   140   15.7 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   14 08 16.5   -20 37 10     4.142    3.183   13.7    4.2   141   15.7 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   14 09 39.9   -20 44 56     4.146    3.185   13.2    4.1   143   15.7 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   14 11 03.5   -20 52 40     4.150    3.186   12.6    3.9   144   15.7 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   14 12 27.1   -21 00 24     4.154    3.188   12.1    3.8   146   15.7 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   14 13 50.9   -21 08 07     4.158    3.190   11.6    3.6   148   15.7 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   14 15 14.8   -21 15 48     4.162    3.191   11.1    3.5   150   15.7 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   14 16 38.7   -21 23 29     4.165    3.193   10.7    3.3   152   15.7 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   14 18 02.8   -21 31 09     4.168    3.195   10.2    3.2   155   15.7 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   14 19 27.0   -21 38 48     4.171    3.196    9.8    3.0   157   15.7 

    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.