(193) Ambrosia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 February 1879 by J. Coggia at Marseilles.
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Where Ambrosia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ambrosia is 3.17 au from the Sun and 4.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 193 |
| Provisional designation | A879 DB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 26.3 km (#1,595 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.343 |
| Rotation period | 6.58 hours |
| Spectral type | Sk |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.77 |
| Orbital period | 4.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.82 – 3.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.298 |
| Inclination | 12.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.881 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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