(19) Fortuna
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Sep 2024	10.6	2.081 AU	1.240 AU	01h50m	+12°23'	135.4°	19.9°
Opposition	16 Oct 2024	9.3	2.062 AU	1.065 AU	01h30m	+09°51'	178.7°	0.6°

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)                : 0.1573759
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4418756
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.57359
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 211.03952
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 182.65476
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 301.42642
            Epoch                           : 2024 Mar 31

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 213.69328
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.07288
            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
2024-09-08 00:00 UT   01 50 49.2   +12 23 51     1.240    2.081  135.4   19.9   248   10.6 
2024-09-08 02:05 UT   01 50 49.2   +12 23 48     1.239    2.081  135.4   19.9   248   10.6 
2024-09-09 00:00 UT   01 50 48.0   +12 23 08     1.232    2.080  136.3   19.5   248   10.5 
2024-09-10 00:00 UT   01 50 44.8   +12 22 13     1.224    2.080  137.3   19.2   248   10.5 
2024-09-11 00:00 UT   01 50 39.7   +12 21 07     1.216    2.079  138.3   18.8   248   10.5 
2024-09-12 00:00 UT   01 50 32.6   +12 19 49     1.209    2.078  139.3   18.4   248   10.4 
2024-09-13 00:00 UT   01 50 23.7   +12 18 19     1.201    2.078  140.3   18.0   248   10.4 
2024-09-14 00:00 UT   01 50 12.9   +12 16 38     1.194    2.077  141.4   17.6   248   10.4 
2024-09-15 00:00 UT   01 50 00.2   +12 14 45     1.187    2.076  142.4   17.2   248   10.4 
2024-09-16 00:00 UT   01 49 45.5   +12 12 41     1.180    2.076  143.4   16.8   248   10.3 
2024-09-17 00:00 UT   01 49 29.1   +12 10 25     1.173    2.075  144.5   16.3   248   10.3 
2024-09-18 00:00 UT   01 49 10.7   +12 07 58     1.166    2.074  145.6   15.9   248   10.3 
2024-09-19 00:00 UT   01 48 50.6   +12 05 19     1.160    2.074  146.6   15.5   248   10.3 
2024-09-20 00:00 UT   01 48 28.6   +12 02 30     1.154    2.073  147.7   15.0   248   10.2 
2024-09-21 00:00 UT   01 48 04.8   +11 59 28     1.148    2.073  148.8   14.5   248   10.2 
2024-09-22 00:00 UT   01 47 39.2   +11 56 16     1.142    2.072  149.9   14.1   248   10.2 
2024-09-23 00:00 UT   01 47 11.8   +11 52 52     1.136    2.072  151.0   13.6   248   10.1 
2024-09-24 00:00 UT   01 46 42.8   +11 49 18     1.131    2.071  152.1   13.1   248   10.1 
2024-09-25 00:00 UT   01 46 12.0   +11 45 32     1.125    2.071  153.2   12.6   248   10.1 
2024-09-26 00:00 UT   01 45 39.6   +11 41 36     1.120    2.070  154.3   12.1   248   10.1 
2024-09-27 00:00 UT   01 45 05.6   +11 37 30     1.115    2.070  155.5   11.6   248   10.0 
2024-09-28 00:00 UT   01 44 30.1   +11 33 13     1.111    2.069  156.6   11.1   247   10.0 
2024-09-29 00:00 UT   01 43 53.0   +11 28 47     1.106    2.069  157.8   10.6   247   10.0 
2024-09-30 00:00 UT   01 43 14.4   +11 24 10     1.102    2.068  158.9   10.0   247    9.9 
2024-10-01 00:00 UT   01 42 34.5   +11 19 25     1.098    2.068  160.1    9.5   247    9.9 
2024-10-02 00:00 UT   01 41 53.3   +11 14 30     1.094    2.067  161.3    9.0   247    9.9 
2024-10-03 00:00 UT   01 41 10.8   +11 09 27     1.090    2.067  162.4    8.4   247    9.8 
2024-10-04 00:00 UT   01 40 27.1   +11 04 15     1.087    2.066  163.6    7.8   247    9.8 
2024-10-05 00:00 UT   01 39 42.3   +10 58 56     1.084    2.066  164.8    7.3   247    9.8 
2024-10-06 00:00 UT   01 38 56.4   +10 53 30     1.081    2.065  166.0    6.7   247    9.7 
2024-10-07 00:00 UT   01 38 09.6   +10 47 56     1.078    2.065  167.2    6.2   246    9.7 
2024-10-08 00:00 UT   01 37 21.9   +10 42 16     1.076    2.065  168.4    5.6   246    9.7 

    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.