Asteroid 19 Fortuna

Asteroid 19 Fortuna is currently in the constellation of Virgo. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 19 Fortuna is 13h 02m 23s and the Declination is -06° 54’ 09” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid 19 Fortuna is 12.86 (JPL).

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Additional information about Asteroid 19 Fortuna available on TheSkyLive:

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?)
• Rise and set times (see also 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 568,719,569 kilometers, equivalent to 3.801656 Astronomical Units. Light takes 31 minutes and 37.0443 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 January 2013 and December 2100, the closest approach of Asteroid 19 Fortuna to Earth happens on Fri Oct 18 2024 at a distance of 1.064865 Astronomical Units, or 159,301,601 kilometers:

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

Asteroid 19 Fortuna brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid 19 Fortuna is 12.86.

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.

Asteroid 19 Fortuna rise and set times

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

The rise and set times are defined as the time at which the upper limb of Asteroid 19 Fortuna touches the horizon, considering the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmospheric conditions cannot be modeled precisely the times reported here should be considered correct with an approximation of few minutes.

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
2022 Sep 26	12h 51m 03s	-05° 45’ 28”	12.95	Virgo
2022 Sep 27	12h 52m 32s	-05° 54’ 32”	12.94	Virgo
2022 Sep 28	12h 54m 02s	-06° 03’ 34”	12.93	Virgo
2022 Sep 29	12h 55m 31s	-06° 12’ 37”	12.92	Virgo
2022 Sep 30	12h 57m 01s	-06° 21’ 38”	12.91	Virgo
2022 Oct 01	12h 58m 29s	-06° 30’ 39”	12.90	Virgo
2022 Oct 02	13h 00m 00s	-06° 39’ 41”	12.88	Virgo
2022 Oct 03	13h 01m 28s	-06° 48’ 41”	12.87	Virgo
2022 Oct 04	13h 02m 58s	-06° 57’ 38”	12.86	Virgo
2022 Oct 05	13h 04m 28s	-07° 06’ 38”	12.84	Virgo
2022 Oct 06	13h 05m 58s	-07° 15’ 34”	12.83	Virgo
2022 Oct 07	13h 07m 28s	-07° 24’ 30”	12.81	Virgo
2022 Oct 08	13h 08m 58s	-07° 33’ 25”	12.80	Virgo
2022 Oct 09	13h 10m 28s	-07° 42’ 20”	12.78	Virgo