(19) Fortuna
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	16 Oct 2024	9.3	2.062 AU	1.065 AU	01h30m	+09°51'	178.7°	0.6°
Today	3 Dec 2024	10.7	2.060 AU	1.303 AU	01h09m	+06°56'	127.8°	22.2°

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)                : 0.1574996
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4421105
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.57362
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 211.03864
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 182.67025
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 353.07850
            Epoch                           : 2024 Oct 17

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 213.70788
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.07330
            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
2024-12-03 00:00 UT   01 09 44.0   +06 56 24     1.303    2.060  127.8   22.2    67   10.7 
2024-12-03 17:46 UT   01 09 55.9   +06 57 02     1.310    2.060  127.1   22.5    67   10.7 
2024-12-04 00:00 UT   01 10 00.3   +06 57 16     1.312    2.060  126.8   22.5    67   10.7 
2024-12-05 00:00 UT   01 10 18.5   +06 58 20     1.322    2.060  125.9   22.8    67   10.8 
2024-12-06 00:00 UT   01 10 38.5   +06 59 37     1.331    2.060  124.9   23.1    67   10.8 
2024-12-07 00:00 UT   01 11 00.4   +07 01 05     1.341    2.061  124.0   23.3    67   10.8 
2024-12-08 00:00 UT   01 11 24.1   +07 02 46     1.351    2.061  123.1   23.6    67   10.8 
2024-12-09 00:00 UT   01 11 49.7   +07 04 38     1.360    2.061  122.2   23.9    67   10.8 
2024-12-10 00:00 UT   01 12 17.0   +07 06 42     1.370    2.062  121.3   24.1    67   10.9 
2024-12-11 00:00 UT   01 12 46.1   +07 08 58     1.380    2.062  120.4   24.3    67   10.9 
2024-12-12 00:00 UT   01 13 16.9   +07 11 24     1.391    2.062  119.5   24.5    68   10.9 
2024-12-13 00:00 UT   01 13 49.5   +07 14 02     1.401    2.062  118.6   24.8    68   10.9 
2024-12-14 00:00 UT   01 14 23.7   +07 16 50     1.411    2.063  117.8   25.0    68   11.0 
2024-12-15 00:00 UT   01 14 59.6   +07 19 49     1.422    2.063  116.9   25.2    68   11.0 
2024-12-16 00:00 UT   01 15 37.2   +07 22 58     1.432    2.064  116.1   25.4    68   11.0 
2024-12-17 00:00 UT   01 16 16.4   +07 26 18     1.443    2.064  115.2   25.6    68   11.0 
2024-12-18 00:00 UT   01 16 57.1   +07 29 48     1.453    2.064  114.4   25.7    68   11.1 
2024-12-19 00:00 UT   01 17 39.5   +07 33 27     1.464    2.065  113.5   25.9    68   11.1 
2024-12-20 00:00 UT   01 18 23.4   +07 37 17     1.475    2.065  112.7   26.1    68   11.1 
2024-12-21 00:00 UT   01 19 08.8   +07 41 15     1.486    2.065  111.9   26.2    68   11.1 
2024-12-22 00:00 UT   01 19 55.8   +07 45 23     1.497    2.066  111.1   26.4    68   11.1 
2024-12-23 00:00 UT   01 20 44.2   +07 49 41     1.508    2.066  110.3   26.5    68   11.2 
2024-12-24 00:00 UT   01 21 34.1   +07 54 07     1.519    2.067  109.5   26.7    68   11.2 
2024-12-25 00:00 UT   01 22 25.5   +07 58 42     1.530    2.067  108.7   26.8    68   11.2 
2024-12-26 00:00 UT   01 23 18.3   +08 03 26     1.541    2.068  107.9   26.9    68   11.2 
2024-12-27 00:00 UT   01 24 12.5   +08 08 18     1.553    2.068  107.1   27.0    68   11.2 
2024-12-28 00:00 UT   01 25 08.1   +08 13 18     1.564    2.069  106.3   27.1    68   11.3 
2024-12-29 00:00 UT   01 26 05.1   +08 18 26     1.575    2.069  105.6   27.2    68   11.3 
2024-12-30 00:00 UT   01 27 03.4   +08 23 43     1.587    2.070  104.8   27.3    68   11.3 
2024-12-31 00:00 UT   01 28 03.0   +08 29 07     1.598    2.070  104.1   27.4    68   11.3 
2025-01-01 00:00 UT   01 29 04.0   +08 34 38     1.610    2.071  103.3   27.5    68   11.3 
2025-01-02 00:00 UT   01 30 06.3   +08 40 17     1.622    2.071  102.6   27.6    68   11.4 

    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.