Compute the position of Asteroid 19 Fortuna for any date and time between 1 January 1900
and 31 December 2099
and visualize the results on an interactive sky map.
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 in the constellation of
Aries,
at a distance of 315,420,317.0 kilometers from Earth.
The current Right Ascension is
02h 27m 49s
and the Declination is +13° 39’ 59”
(apparent coordinates).
The magnitude of Asteroid 19 Fortuna is 11.95 (data provided by JPL Horizons).
Sky map showing Asteroid 19 Fortuna in Aries on February, 11 2025.
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High precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 19 Fortuna is right now.
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Deep sky finder chart for Asteroid 19 Fortuna.
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Distance from Earth
The distance of Asteroid 19 Fortuna from Earth is currently 315,420,317.0 kilometers,
equivalent to 2.1084545891Astronomical Units.
Light takes
17m 32.129s to travel from Asteroid 19 Fortuna and arrive to us.
315,420,317.0
2.1084545891
17m 32.129s
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.
Chart of the distance of Asteroid 19 Fortuna from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)
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
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:
Fri Oct 15 1982
158,981,460
1.062725
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed
with a sampling interval of 1 day.
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.
Chart of the magnitude of Asteroid 19 Fortuna as a function of time
The following shows the known values of the most important physical parameters of Asteroid 19 Fortuna.
Source: JPL Small-Body Database
Physical Parameter
Value
Relative to Earth
Diameter
200 km
0.0157
Sideral Rotation
7.4432 hours
0.3110
Absolute Magnitude
7.13
Geometric Albedo
0.037
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.
Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.
Compute the position of Asteroid 19 Fortuna for any date and time between 1 January 1900
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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.