(19) Fortuna |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 2 Oct 2025 | 12.8 | 2.460 AU | 3.159 AU | 10h06m | +10°22' | 38.8° | 14.8° |
Opposition | 12 Mar 2026 | 10.9 | 2.700 AU | 1.707 AU | 11h28m | +01°38' | 178.3° | 0.6° |
(19) Fortuna - 2025-10-02
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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) : 0.1580362
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.4420634
i (Inclination) : 1.57331
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 211.00111
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 182.51542
M (Mean anomaly) : 96.49967
Epoch : 2025 Nov 21
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 213.51558
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -0.06904
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
2025-10-02 00:00 UT 10 06 30.5 +10 22 27 3.159 2.460 38.8 14.8 289 12.8
2025-10-02 20:26 UT 10 07 52.1 +10 14 49 3.153 2.461 39.2 14.9 289 12.8
2025-10-03 00:00 UT 10 08 06.3 +10 13 30 3.152 2.462 39.3 14.9 289 12.8
2025-10-04 00:00 UT 10 09 41.8 +10 04 32 3.146 2.463 39.9 15.1 289 12.8
2025-10-05 00:00 UT 10 11 16.8 +09 55 34 3.139 2.465 40.5 15.3 289 12.8
2025-10-06 00:00 UT 10 12 51.3 +09 46 36 3.132 2.467 41.0 15.4 289 12.8
2025-10-07 00:00 UT 10 14 25.5 +09 37 38 3.125 2.468 41.6 15.6 290 12.8
2025-10-08 00:00 UT 10 15 59.2 +09 28 41 3.118 2.470 42.2 15.8 290 12.8
2025-10-09 00:00 UT 10 17 32.5 +09 19 43 3.111 2.472 42.7 15.9 290 12.8
2025-10-10 00:00 UT 10 19 05.4 +09 10 45 3.103 2.474 43.3 16.1 290 12.8
2025-10-11 00:00 UT 10 20 37.9 +09 01 47 3.096 2.475 43.9 16.2 290 12.8
2025-10-12 00:00 UT 10 22 09.9 +08 52 50 3.088 2.477 44.5 16.4 290 12.8
2025-10-13 00:00 UT 10 23 41.4 +08 43 53 3.081 2.479 45.1 16.6 290 12.8
2025-10-14 00:00 UT 10 25 12.6 +08 34 57 3.073 2.480 45.7 16.7 290 12.8
2025-10-15 00:00 UT 10 26 43.2 +08 26 01 3.065 2.482 46.2 16.9 290 12.8
2025-10-16 00:00 UT 10 28 13.5 +08 17 05 3.057 2.484 46.8 17.0 290 12.8
2025-10-17 00:00 UT 10 29 43.2 +08 08 11 3.049 2.485 47.4 17.2 290 12.8
2025-10-18 00:00 UT 10 31 12.5 +07 59 17 3.041 2.487 48.0 17.3 291 12.8
2025-10-19 00:00 UT 10 32 41.3 +07 50 23 3.033 2.489 48.6 17.5 291 12.8
2025-10-20 00:00 UT 10 34 09.7 +07 41 31 3.024 2.491 49.2 17.6 291 12.8
2025-10-21 00:00 UT 10 35 37.6 +07 32 40 3.016 2.492 49.8 17.8 291 12.8
2025-10-22 00:00 UT 10 37 04.9 +07 23 50 3.007 2.494 50.4 17.9 291 12.8
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.