(19) Fortuna

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( 19) Fortuna is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt, which was discovered on August 22, 1852 by John R. Hind than nine tenth asteroid.

Was named the heavenly bodies to Fortuna, the Roman goddess of chance and fate.

Fortuna is between 2.1 ( perihelion ) astronomical units to 2.8 astronomical units ( aphelion ) in 1394 days around the sun. The orbit is inclined 1.6 ° to the ecliptic, the orbital eccentricity is 0.16.

With a diameter of 200 km Fortuna is one of the larger asteroids of the main belt. It has a dark surface. It is around 7 hours and 27 minutes to rotate around its own axis.

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