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Fortuna

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19 Fortuna (A852 QA)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
2.828 AU
True anomaly
180.22°
Distance from Earth
3.8 AU
As of
11 October 2026

Two-body Kepler propagation — accurate to ~0.1% for major planets over decades, less so for highly-perturbed bodies. Use JPL Horizons for high precision.

Orbit of Mercury Orbit of Venus Orbit of Mars Sun Earth — 0.998 AU from the Sun Earth Fortuna — 2.828 AU from the Sun Fortuna
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. Fortuna is 3.8 AU from Earth today (31.6 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
13h 51m 33s
Declination
-11° 24′ 12″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
3.8 AU
Elongation from the Sun
10.87° — too close to the Sun to observe

Visible from both hemispheres.

From your location

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Two-body approximation, good to about a degree for the planets — enough to find the constellation and know whether it is up.

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
2.442 AU
Eccentricity
0.1581
Inclination
1.57°
Orbital period
3.82 years
Perihelion
2.055 AU
Aphelion
2.828 AU
Longitude of ascending node
210.99°
Argument of periapsis
182.44°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · MBA
Main-belt asteroid
Earth MOID · 412.7 LD
1.0605 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
3.483

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
9,643
Data arc
173.6 years
First observed
14 September 1852
Last observed
8 April 2026
Residual RMS
0.34 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
5 June 2026

Physical properties

Mean radius
100 km
Rotation period
7.44 hours

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.037
Absolute magnitude (H)
7.49
Colour index (B–V)
0.72
Spectral type (SMASS)
Ch
Spectral type (Tholen)
G
Colour index (U–B)
0.32

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
Hind, J. R.
Discovery date
22 August 1852
Discovery site
London

Also known as 19 · A852 QA · A902 UG

Main-Belt Asteroid Named

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