Asteroid 19 Fortuna

Asteroid 19 Fortuna was discovered by English astronomer John Russell Hind on August 22, 1852. It is a large main-belt asteroid with a diameter of approximately 200 km and an irregular shape. Fortuna's name comes from the Roman goddess of luck and fortune, and it was named by John Herschel, a British astronomer and son of William Herschel who discovered Uranus. Fortuna has a relatively short rotation period of 6.25 hours, and it orbits the Sun in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter with a period of 3.9 years. It has been found to be a somewhat rare type of asteroid known as an S-type asteroid, which suggests a composition of silicate rock and metal.

Asteroid 19 Fortuna is currently in the constellation of Ophiucus. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 19 Fortuna is 16h 45m 26s and the Declination is -21° 05’ 21” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt). The current magnitude of Asteroid 19 Fortuna is 12.87 (JPL).

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid 19 Fortuna from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

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Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Asteroid 19 Fortuna?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Asteroid 19 Fortuna from Earth?)
• When does Asteroid 19 Fortuna rise and set?
• Brightness (see also How bright is Asteroid 19 Fortuna?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid 19 Fortuna orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid 19 Fortuna with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• Physical data. Detailed information about physical properties of Asteroid 19 Fortuna, such as mass and geometric properties.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid 19 Fortuna for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid 19 Fortuna in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Asteroid 19 Fortuna with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 19 Fortuna is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

Also check out Where is Asteroid 19 Fortuna?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Asteroid 19 Fortuna in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Asteroid 19 Fortuna Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 19 Fortuna from Earth is currently 434,647,330 kilometers, equivalent to 2.905438 Astronomical Units. Light takes 24 minutes and 9.8274 seconds to travel from Asteroid 19 Fortuna and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 19 Fortuna from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with an interval of 1 day.

The value of the reported distance might be somewhat inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth. The value of the distance of 19 Fortuna from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest Approach of Asteroid 19 Fortuna to Earth

Between 1 January 1900 and 31 December 2099, the closest approach of Asteroid 19 Fortuna to Earth happens on Fri Oct 15 1982 at a distance of 1.062725 Astronomical Units, or 158,981,460 kilometers:

NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

Asteroid 19 Fortuna Brightness and Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 19 Fortuna, according to the most recent ephemerides data. Magnitude data is sampled with a 2 days interval and there might be inaccuracies for objects changing brightness very rapidly during the course of a few days. For comets there could be large discrepancies between the observed and predicted brightness because of their highly dynamic behaviour.

Visualization of Asteroid 19 Fortuna Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid 19 Fortuna with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid 19 Fortuna and the planets along their orbits in this diagram accurately represents the current configuration of the objects in the Solar System. This is an experimental feature and it requires a WebGL enabled browser. Please provide us feedback!

Asteroid 19 Fortuna 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 19 Fortuna computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 19 Fortuna in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2023 Sep 27	16h 34m 56s	-20° 44’ 04”	12.85	Ophiucus
2023 Sep 28	16h 36m 20s	-20° 47’ 02”	12.85	Ophiucus
2023 Sep 29	16h 37m 42s	-20° 49’ 58”	12.85	Ophiucus
2023 Sep 30	16h 39m 06s	-20° 52’ 51”	12.86	Ophiucus
2023 Oct 01	16h 40m 32s	-20° 55’ 44”	12.86	Ophiucus
2023 Oct 02	16h 41m 57s	-20° 58’ 35”	12.86	Ophiucus
2023 Oct 03	16h 43m 23s	-21° 01’ 23”	12.86	Ophiucus
2023 Oct 04	16h 44m 50s	-21° 04’ 12”	12.87	Ophiucus
2023 Oct 05	16h 46m 18s	-21° 06’ 56”	12.87	Ophiucus
2023 Oct 06	16h 47m 47s	-21° 09’ 41”	12.87	Ophiucus
2023 Oct 07	16h 49m 15s	-21° 12’ 21”	12.87	Ophiucus
2023 Oct 08	16h 50m 44s	-21° 15’ 01”	12.88	Ophiucus
2023 Oct 09	16h 52m 15s	-21° 17’ 38”	12.88	Ophiucus
2023 Oct 10	16h 53m 47s	-21° 20’ 12”	12.88	Ophiucus