(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° |
(19) Fortuna - 2024-09-08
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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) : 0.1573759
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.