(193) Ambrosia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Feb 2026	13.9	2.557 AU	1.776 AU	12h42m	-06°51'	133.4°	16.3°
Opposition	25 Mar 2026	13.3	2.678 AU	1.684 AU	12h09m	-06°28'	174.9°	1.9°

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
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   12 42 54.3   -06 51 27     1.776    2.557  133.4   16.3   295   13.9 
2026-02-15 12:57 UT   12 42 38.4   -06 52 34     1.772    2.559  134.0   16.1   295   13.9 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   12 42 24.4   -06 53 29     1.769    2.560  134.5   16.0   295   13.9 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   12 41 52.8   -06 55 23     1.762    2.563  135.6   15.7   295   13.9 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   12 41 19.6   -06 57 07     1.756    2.567  136.7   15.3   296   13.9 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   12 40 44.7   -06 58 41     1.750    2.570  137.8   15.0   296   13.9 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   12 40 08.2   -07 00 06     1.744    2.573  139.0   14.6   296   13.9 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   12 39 30.1   -07 01 22     1.738    2.576  140.1   14.3   296   13.8 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   12 38 50.4   -07 02 28     1.733    2.579  141.2   13.9   296   13.8 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   12 38 09.2   -07 03 25     1.727    2.583  142.4   13.5   297   13.8 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   12 37 26.5   -07 04 13     1.722    2.586  143.5   13.1   297   13.8 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   12 36 42.4   -07 04 52     1.717    2.589  144.7   12.8   297   13.8 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   12 35 56.8   -07 05 22     1.712    2.592  145.9   12.4   298   13.8 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   12 35 09.8   -07 05 43     1.708    2.595  147.0   12.0   298   13.7 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   12 34 21.5   -07 05 55     1.704    2.599  148.2   11.6   298   13.7 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   12 33 31.9   -07 05 58     1.700    2.602  149.4   11.2   299   13.7 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   12 32 41.0   -07 05 53     1.696    2.605  150.6   10.8   299   13.7 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   12 31 48.9   -07 05 39     1.692    2.608  151.8   10.4   300   13.7 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   12 30 55.6   -07 05 16     1.689    2.611  153.0    9.9   300   13.6 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   12 30 01.2   -07 04 45     1.686    2.614  154.1    9.5   301   13.6 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   12 29 05.8   -07 04 06     1.683    2.618  155.3    9.1   301   13.6 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   12 28 09.4   -07 03 19     1.681    2.621  156.5    8.7   302   13.6 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   12 27 12.0   -07 02 24     1.678    2.624  157.7    8.2   303   13.6 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   12 26 13.7   -07 01 21     1.676    2.627  158.9    7.8   303   13.6 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   12 25 14.5   -07 00 10     1.675    2.630  160.1    7.4   304   13.5 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   12 24 14.6   -06 58 52     1.673    2.633  161.3    6.9   305   13.5 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   12 23 13.9   -06 57 27     1.672    2.636  162.5    6.5   306   13.5 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   12 22 12.7   -06 55 55     1.671    2.640  163.7    6.1   308   13.5 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   12 21 10.8   -06 54 17     1.670    2.643  164.9    5.6   309   13.5 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   12 20 08.4   -06 52 31     1.670    2.646  166.0    5.2   311   13.4 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   12 19 05.6   -06 50 40     1.670    2.649  167.2    4.8   313   13.4 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   12 18 02.3   -06 48 43     1.670    2.652  168.3    4.4   316   13.4 

    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.