193 Ambrosia

193 Ambrosia
A three-dimensional model of 193 Ambrosia based on its light curve.
Discovery
Discovered by J. Coggia, 1879
Discovery date 28 February 1879
Designations
MPC designation (193) Ambrosia
Main belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
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[2]
6.581 h (0.2742 d)[1]
0.10
9.68

    193 Ambrosia is a main belt asteroid that was discovered by the French (Corsican) astronomer J. Coggia on February 28, 1879, and named after Ambrosia, the food of the gods in Greek mythology.[3]

    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.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 Yeomans, Donald K., "193 Ambrosia", JPL Small-Body Database Browser, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, retrieved 6 May 2016.
    2. 1 2 Warner, Brian D. (October 2009), "Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at the Palmer Divide Observatory: 2009 March-June", The Minor Planet Bulletin, 36 (4), pp. 172–176, arXiv:1203.4336, Bibcode:2009MPBu...36..172W, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2012.03.009.
    3. ↑ http://markandrewholmes.com/ambrosia.html


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