193 Ambrosia
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| Orbital characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | |
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| Orbit type | Main belt |
| Semimajor axis | 2.603 AU |
| Perihelion distance | 1.839 AU |
| Aphelion distance | 3.367 AU |
| Orbital period | 4.20 years |
| Inclination | 12.03° |
| Eccentricity | 0.293 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Diameter 4 (http://spiff.rit.edu/richmond/parallax/phot/LCSUMPUB.TXT) | 48.7 km |
| Rotation period 3 (http://charlie.psi.edu/pds/) | 6.581 hours |
| Abs. magnitude1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | 9.68 |
| Albedo 4 (http://spiff.rit.edu/richmond/parallax/phot/LCSUMPUB.TXT) | 0.10 |
| History 2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html) | |
| Discoverer | J. Coggia, 1879 |
193 Ambrosia is a main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by J. Coggia on February 28, 1879 and named after Ambrosia, the food of the gods in Greek mythology.
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