![]() A three-dimensional model of 193 Ambrosia based on its light curve. | |
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | J. Coggia, 1879 |
Discovery date | 28 February 1879 |
Designations | |
(193) Ambrosia | |
Pronunciation | /æmˈbroʊʒiə/ [1] |
A879 DB; 1915 RB | |
Main belt | |
Orbital characteristics [2] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 100.12 yr (36569 d) |
Aphelion | 3.3720 AU (504.44 Gm) |
Perihelion | 1.8302 AU (273.79 Gm) |
2.6011 AU (389.12 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.29638 |
4.20 yr (1532.2 d) | |
331.40° | |
0° 14m 5.82s / day | |
Inclination | 12.010° |
349.97° | |
81.365° | |
Physical characteristics | |
26 km | |
6.580 hours [3] 6.581 h (0.2742 d) [2] | |
0.10 | |
9.68 | |
193 Ambrosia is a main belt asteroid that was discovered by the Corsican-born French astronomer J. Coggia on February 28, 1879, and named after Ambrosia, the food of the gods in Greek mythology. [4]
In 2009, photometric observations of this asteroid were made at the Palmer Divide Observatory in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The resulting light curve shows a synodic rotation period of 6.580 ± 0.001 hours with a brightness variation of 0.11 ± 0.02 in magnitude. This result is consistent with an independent study performed in 1996. [3]
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