August 22nd
1852 the asteroid Fortuna was discovered by J R Hind using a 7 inch Dollond
refractor at the George Bishop observatory in Regent’s Park London.
Fortuna is
asteroid number 19 and is named after the Roman god of luck. Fortuna has a
diameter of 225 km and is one of the larger asteroids in the asteroid belt
between Mars and Jupiter.
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