The asteroid 19 Fortuna
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From Ashburn , 19 Fortuna is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible at around 21:37 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 25° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:05, 35° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:58, when it sinks to 22° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
19 Fortuna
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Libra |
| Magnitude: | 11.13 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 14h54m [1] |
| Declination: | -15°45' [1] |
| Distance: | 1.82 AU 15.12 lightmin [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | 41.41 |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.44 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.158333 |
| Inclination: | 1.57° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 211.15° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 182.07° |
| Epoch of elements: | 16 January 2019 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 171.51° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.06 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.83 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.82 years |
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