19 Fortuna

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19 Fortuna
Astrographical
Star, position:	Sol, Asteroid Belt
Physical
Diameter:	225 km
Gravity:	~0.006 g
Orbital period:	3.81 years

19 Fortuna was an asteroid in the asteroid belt.

History

During the Reef Wars, it was the site of the battle known as the Fortuna Plummet. Following the protracted Hildian Campaign, Beltrik, the Veiled of the Fallen House of Wolves massed his fleet at 19 Fortuna to replenish ether supplies. Rather than attack Beltrik head-on, Paladin Abra Zire distracted Beltrik's forces with half of her armada while the other half deployed the gravity weapon Carybdis. The asteroid 687 Tinette was captured by Carybdis' beam and thrown into 19 Fortuna. Both asteroids shattered upon impact, and Beltrik's fleet was all but destroyed. The remains of Fortuna and Tinette are occasionally called the Fortuna Plummet, after the battle.

Trivia

The Hubble Space Telescope observed Fortuna in 1993. It was resolved with an apparent diameter of 0.20 arcseconds (4.5 pixels in the Planetary Camera) and its shape was found to be nearly spherical. Satellites were searched for but none were detected.

List of appearances

• Destiny
  • House of Wolves (First mentioned)