(19) Fortuna Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 August 1852 by J. R. Hind at London.
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Where Fortuna is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fortuna is 2.83 au from the Sun and 3.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19 |
| Provisional designation | A852 QA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 200 km (#30 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0370 |
| Rotation period | 7.44 hours |
| Spectral type | G |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 7.49 |
| Orbital period | 3.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.158 |
| Inclination | 1.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by J. R. Hind
- (7) Iris
- (8) Flora
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- (23) Thalia
- (27) Euterpe
- (30) Urania
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