(193) Ambrosia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	29 May 2026	14.9	2.865 AU	2.353 AU	11h40m	-05°21'	110.2°	19.4°
Opposition	3 Jun 2027	14.7	3.374 AU	2.391 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)                : 0.2984223
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5985614
            i (Inclination)                 : 11.99658
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 349.46616
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 82.52560
            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
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   11 40 25.7   -05 21 41     2.353    2.865  110.2   19.4   111   14.9 
2026-05-29 22:05 UT   11 40 42.5   -05 23 41     2.367    2.868  109.4   19.5   111   14.9 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   11 40 44.0   -05 23 51     2.368    2.868  109.3   19.5   111   14.9 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   11 41 03.4   -05 26 08     2.384    2.871  108.5   19.6   111   14.9 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   11 41 24.1   -05 28 31     2.399    2.874  107.6   19.7   111   15.0 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   11 41 45.8   -05 31 01     2.415    2.876  106.8   19.7   111   15.0 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   11 42 08.7   -05 33 36     2.431    2.879  105.9   19.8   112   15.0 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   11 42 32.6   -05 36 18     2.446    2.882  105.1   19.9   112   15.0 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   11 42 57.6   -05 39 06     2.462    2.884  104.2   19.9   112   15.0 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   11 43 23.7   -05 41 59     2.478    2.887  103.4   20.0   112   15.0 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   11 43 50.9   -05 44 59     2.494    2.890  102.6   20.0   112   15.1 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   11 44 19.0   -05 48 04     2.509    2.892  101.8   20.1   112   15.1 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   11 44 48.2   -05 51 15     2.525    2.895  100.9   20.1   112   15.1 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   11 45 18.4   -05 54 32     2.541    2.898  100.1   20.2   112   15.1 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   11 45 49.5   -05 57 55     2.557    2.900   99.3   20.2   112   15.1 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   11 46 21.6   -06 01 24     2.573    2.903   98.5   20.2   113   15.1 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   11 46 54.7   -06 04 58     2.589    2.905   97.7   20.3   113   15.2 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   11 47 28.8   -06 08 37     2.605    2.908   96.9   20.3   113   15.2 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   11 48 03.7   -06 12 23     2.621    2.911   96.1   20.3   113   15.2 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   11 48 39.6   -06 16 13     2.637    2.913   95.3   20.3   113   15.2 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   11 49 16.3   -06 20 09     2.654    2.916   94.6   20.3   113   15.2 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   11 49 53.9   -06 24 11     2.670    2.918   93.8   20.3   113   15.2 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   11 50 32.4   -06 28 17     2.686    2.921   93.0   20.3   113   15.3 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   11 51 11.8   -06 32 29     2.702    2.924   92.2   20.3   113   15.3 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   11 51 52.0   -06 36 46     2.718    2.926   91.5   20.3   113   15.3 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   11 52 32.9   -06 41 08     2.734    2.929   90.7   20.3   114   15.3 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   11 53 14.7   -06 45 35     2.750    2.931   89.9   20.3   114   15.3 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   11 53 57.3   -06 50 06     2.767    2.934   89.2   20.3   114   15.3 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   11 54 40.6   -06 54 43     2.783    2.936   88.4   20.2   114   15.3 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   11 55 24.7   -06 59 24     2.799    2.939   87.7   20.2   114   15.4 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   11 56 09.6   -07 04 10     2.815    2.941   86.9   20.2   114   15.4 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   11 56 55.1   -07 09 00     2.831    2.944   86.2   20.2   114   15.4 

    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.