Asteroid-Asteroid Appulses - 2026 April


All dates and times are Universal Time
Positions are geocentric J2000 and include planetary perturbations
The first asteroid in the pair is the brighter of the two
Separations are in arcseconds, Position Angle is from the brighter asteroid to the fainter
Calculations by Brian D. Warner
 
Asteroid < mag 16; Elong from Sun > 45 degrees

Ast 1 :  Asteroid 1 Number
Name 1:  Asteroid 1 Name
Ast 2 :  Asteroid 2 Number
Name 2:  Asteroid 2 Name
RA:      Asteroid 1 RA
Dec:     Asteroid 1 Declination
Mag 1:   Asteroid 1 V magnitude
Mag 2:   Asteroid 2 V magnitude
Sep:     Separation, arcsec
PA:      Position Angle, Ast 1 to Ast 2
         0 = North, 90 = East, 180 = South, 270 = West
SE:      Angular separation between Sun and Ast 1
ME:      Angular separation between Moon and Ast 1
MP:      Moon Phase
         0 = New, 0.5 = Quarter, 1 = Full. + = Waxing; – = Waning

Date     UT    Ast1     Name1                 Ast2     Name2                      RA            Dec     Mag1  Mag2  Sep  PA   SE   ME     MP  
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04 01   00:56      671  Carnegia                  684  Hildburg                 15 36.22     -26 56.00  15.1  14.0  250  153  163   25  +0.990
04 06   14:33      378  Holmia                   1177  Gonnessia                18 53.57     -18 57.64  15.3  15.4  120  346   98   21  -0.396
04 08   06:30       19  Fortuna                  1678  Hveen                    11 07.84     +04 10.68  11.8  15.7  146   90  144  146  -0.324
04 09   11:58       18  Melpomene                 850  Altona                   19 05.55     -11 53.13  11.0  14.7   10  254   96   46  -0.189
04 09   23:40      100  Hekate                    476  Hedwig                   21 08.94     -15 04.81  13.1  13.8   96   97   67   12  -0.210
04 18   11:03      987  Wallia                   3896  Pordenone                12 07.79     -10 49.39  15.2  15.9   32   71  153   92  +0.271
04 21   03:46        5  Astraea                   442  Eichsfeldia              22 08.89     -10 44.39  13.0  15.0  148  199   61  134  +0.352
04 23   17:16      720  Bohlinia                  739  Mandeville               08 01.64     +22 54.79  15.2  13.7  174  234   83   25  +0.654
04 27   02:09      126  Velleda                   739  Mandeville               08 05.90     +22 59.84  14.5  13.8  129  247   81   69  +0.930
04 29   10:27     1301  Yvonne                   2288  Karolinum                11 29.10     +24 35.42  15.8  15.2   58   76  121   49  +0.985
04 30   10:39      126  Velleda                   381  Myrrha                   08 09.57     +22 45.13  14.6  14.7   27  318   78  116  -0.982