(193) Ambrosia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 Oct 2026	15.8	3.180 AU	4.133 AU	14h05m	-20°21'	14.8°	4.6°
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
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   14 05 29.9   -20 21 37     4.133    3.180   14.8    4.6   139   15.8 
2026-10-17 06:52 UT   14 05 53.7   -20 23 51     4.135    3.180   14.6    4.5   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 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   14 20 51.3   -21 46 25     4.174    3.198    9.4    2.9   160   15.7 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   14 22 15.6   -21 54 02     4.177    3.200    9.0    2.8   163   15.7 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   14 23 40.1   -22 01 37     4.180    3.201    8.7    2.7   167   15.7 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   14 25 04.6   -22 09 12     4.182    3.203    8.3    2.6   171   15.7 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   14 26 29.2   -22 16 45     4.184    3.205    8.1    2.5   175   15.7 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   14 27 54.0   -22 24 17     4.186    3.206    7.8    2.4   179   15.7 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   14 29 18.8   -22 31 47     4.188    3.208    7.7    2.4   183   15.7 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   14 30 43.6   -22 39 17     4.190    3.209    7.5    2.3   188   15.7 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   14 32 08.6   -22 46 45     4.192    3.211    7.5    2.3   193   15.7 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   14 33 33.6   -22 54 12     4.193    3.213    7.4    2.3   198   15.7 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   14 34 58.7   -23 01 38     4.194    3.214    7.5    2.3   203   15.7 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   14 36 23.8   -23 09 02     4.195    3.216    7.6    2.3   208   15.7 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   14 37 49.0   -23 16 25     4.196    3.217    7.7    2.4   212   15.7 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   14 39 14.3   -23 23 47     4.197    3.219    7.9    2.4   217   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.