(193) Ambrosia
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Asteroid (193) Ambrosia |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.6 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.297 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.828 AU - 3.372 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 12 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 350 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 81.4 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 20th September 2012 |
| Sidereal period | 4 a 70 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.1 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 26 km |
| Albedo | 0.34 |
| Rotation period | 6 h 35 min |
| Absolute brightness | 9.7 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer | J. Coggia |
| Date of discovery | February 28, 1879 |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(193) Ambrosia is an asteroid of the main belt and was discovered by Jérôme-Eugène Coggia on February 28, 1879 .
The asteroid got its name after ambrosia , the food of the gods.