(19) Fortuna |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 25 Apr 2024 | 12.5 | 2.249 AU | 2.769 AU | 23h04m | -04°38' | 49.5° | 19.9° |
Opposition | 16 Oct 2024 | 9.3 | 2.062 AU | 1.065 AU | 01h30m | +09°50' | 178.7° | 0.6° |
(19) Fortuna - 2024-04-25
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The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date.
Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below.
(Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)
The orbital elements of Fortuna are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1573431
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.4422841
i (Inclination) : 1.57358
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 211.03918
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 182.59262
M (Mean anomaly) : 249.83457
Epoch : 2023 Sep 13
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 213.63082
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -0.07117
P (Orbital period in years) : 3.82
The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.
The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.
The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.
A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.
Ephemerides:
Date Time RA (2000) DEC (2000) delta radius elong phase PA magn
2024-04-25 00:00 UT 23 04 46.7 -04 38 51 2.769 2.249 49.5 19.9 248 12.5
2024-04-25 00:12 UT 23 04 47.5 -04 38 45 2.769 2.249 49.5 19.9 248 12.5
2024-04-26 00:00 UT 23 06 32.0 -04 27 47 2.759 2.248 50.0 20.0 248 12.5
2024-04-27 00:00 UT 23 08 17.2 -04 16 44 2.748 2.246 50.5 20.2 248 12.5
2024-04-28 00:00 UT 23 10 02.2 -04 05 40 2.738 2.244 51.0 20.4 248 12.5
2024-04-29 00:00 UT 23 11 46.9 -03 54 36 2.727 2.243 51.5 20.6 248 12.5
2024-04-30 00:00 UT 23 13 31.5 -03 43 31 2.717 2.241 52.0 20.7 248 12.4
2024-05-01 00:00 UT 23 15 15.8 -03 32 27 2.706 2.240 52.5 20.9 248 12.4
2024-05-02 00:00 UT 23 16 60.0 -03 21 23 2.696 2.238 53.0 21.1 248 12.4
2024-05-03 00:00 UT 23 18 43.9 -03 10 19 2.685 2.236 53.5 21.2 248 12.4
2024-05-04 00:00 UT 23 20 27.6 -02 59 15 2.674 2.235 54.0 21.4 248 12.4
2024-05-05 00:00 UT 23 22 11.1 -02 48 11 2.663 2.233 54.5 21.6 248 12.4
2024-05-06 00:00 UT 23 23 54.4 -02 37 07 2.652 2.232 55.0 21.7 248 12.4
2024-05-07 00:00 UT 23 25 37.5 -02 26 04 2.642 2.230 55.5 21.9 248 12.4
2024-05-08 00:00 UT 23 27 20.3 -02 15 02 2.631 2.228 56.0 22.0 248 12.4
2024-05-09 00:00 UT 23 29 02.9 -02 04 00 2.620 2.227 56.5 22.2 248 12.4
2024-05-10 00:00 UT 23 30 45.3 -01 52 59 2.609 2.225 57.0 22.4 248 12.4
2024-05-11 00:00 UT 23 32 27.4 -01 41 58 2.597 2.224 57.5 22.5 247 12.4
2024-05-12 00:00 UT 23 34 09.3 -01 30 59 2.586 2.222 58.0 22.7 247 12.4
2024-05-13 00:00 UT 23 35 51.0 -01 19 60 2.575 2.221 58.5 22.8 247 12.4
Terminology:
delta: distance between minor planet and earth in AU
radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
magn: magnitude (brightness) estimate
ra: right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
dec: declination in degrees
elong: elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)
phase: phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)
AU: Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.