Ambrosia (minor planet designation: 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]
.png) A three-dimensional model of 193 Ambrosia based on its light curve. | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
Mean diameter | 26 km |
| 6.580 hours[3] 6.581 h (0.2742 d)[2] | |
| 0.10 | |
| 9.68 | |
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]
References
External links
- Lightcurve plot of 193 Ambrosia, Palmer Divide Observatory, B. D. Warner (2009)
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 193 Ambrosia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 193 Ambrosia at the JPL Small-Body Database
