193 Ambrosia

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193 Ambrosia
Orbital characteristics 1
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 48.7 km
Rotation period 3 6.581 hours
Abs. magnitude1 9.68
Albedo 4 0.10
History 2
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.