Asteroid-Asteroid Appulses - 2020 December


All dates and times are Universal Time
Positions are geocentric J2000 and include planetary perturbations and proper motion
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°

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     Ast 1   Name 1                 Ast 2   Name 2                    RA           Dec      Mag1  Mag2  Sep  PA   SE   ME     MP  
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12/01  12:16     2346  Lilio                    2913  Horta                    01 02.61     +10 53.9  15.6  15.7  664  237  110   64  -0.987
12/01  21:51     1209  Pumma                    2686  Linda Susan              03 57.33     +16 03.0  15.7  15.9  499  273  110   27  -0.977
12/02  12:51   153201  2000 WO107               4231  Fireman                  04 27.80     +24 52.6  13.5  15.8  277  176  118   26  -0.955
12/02  14:13     5281  Lindstrom                1783  Albitskij                03 53.33     +05 11.4  15.6  15.6  179   97  100   41  -0.952
12/02  14:22      713  Luscinia                 1699  Honkasalo                00 28.33     +05 52.8  14.0  15.8  273  140  105   87  -0.952
12/02  16:49       44  Nysa                      126  Velleda                  21 23.29     -16 55.0  12.1  14.0  867  151   80  139  -0.948
12/02  17:00     3155  Lee                      3034  Climenhaga               02 35.60     +21 25.8  15.1  15.7  416   70  118   54  -0.947
12/02  17:20     5424  Covington                1261  Legia                    03 32.85     +18 40.6  15.8  16.0  107  303  114   42  -0.947
12/02  23:12      940  Kordula                 12081  1998 FH115               05 33.93     +25 26.3  14.3  16.0  515  306  116   16  -0.935
12/04  01:06     4959  Niinoama                 1918  Aiguillon                04 26.34     +10 07.8  15.4  15.6  715  263  104   49  -0.873
12/04  11:04      828  Lindemannia              7753  1988 XB                  07 49.89     +22 31.2  15.6  15.3  602   21  108    4  -0.843
12/04  22:04     2950  Rousseau                 5593  Jonsujatha               05 38.60     +13 41.1  14.2  15.9  480  283  104   42  -0.807
12/05  09:22      537  Pauly                     559  Nanon                    11 47.24     +07 59.1  15.2  14.8  127   15   89   43  -0.768
12/05  22:26     1934  Jeffers                  1334  Lundmarka                04 23.25     +06 22.2  13.9  15.1  316   71  100   75  -0.718
12/06  00:33      566  Stereoskopia             7753  1988 XB                  07 35.19     +24 05.1  13.3  15.4  509  199  110   28  -0.709
12/06  01:52     1128  Astrid                   1601  Patry                    05 09.61     +23 24.0  14.8  15.5  724  204  115   62  -0.704
12/06  04:55    11922  1992 UT3                 4231  Fireman                  04 23.35     +24 21.1  15.8  15.9  272   87  118   73  -0.692
12/06  08:55     4822  Karge                    6310  Jankonke                 04 33.46     +13 51.3  15.2  15.7  791   59  107   76  -0.675
12/06  14:58      268  Adorea                  20789  Hughgrant                02 36.22     +12 01.7  13.6  15.8  774  267  109  107  -0.650
12/06  18:12      530  Turandot                  328  Gudrun                   21 36.92     -18 40.2  14.5  15.0  720    9   79  171  -0.636
12/06  23:15     2112  Ulyanov                  2035  Stearns                  05 00.65     +21 21.1  14.0  14.6  369  242  113   76  -0.614
12/07  13:31       62  Erato                     162  Laurentia                23 58.39     -02 56.8  13.6  14.7  611  347   96  161  -0.550
12/07  14:51      797  Montana                  3332  Raksha                   09 43.57     +08 12.8  15.0  15.9  526  106   91   19  -0.544
12/09  03:10     1029  La Plata                 7753  1988 XB                  07 09.60     +25 44.7  15.3  15.5  166   17  113   76  -0.375
12/09  11:54      241  Germania                  509  Iolanda                  13 47.26     -15 49.9  13.9  14.8  187   93   66   25  -0.335
12/09  22:41      157  Dejanira                 1810  Epimetheus               03 27.43     +19 58.2  14.0  15.1  302   77  115  139  -0.286
12/11  06:13     1171  Rusthawelia              1114  Lorraine                 00 57.34     +01 50.6  14.5  15.1  755  284  101  161  -0.158
12/11  07:52      126  Velleda                   223  Rosa                     21 38.70     -15 45.6  14.0  16.0  181  158   82  108  -0.152
12/11  11:16      379  Huenna                   2813  Zappala                  03 00.08     +14 44.8  13.3  15.3  259   93  111  169  -0.140
12/11  21:26     1619  Ueta                      288  Glauke                   23 42.19     -06 48.8  15.7  15.8  465  324   92  131  -0.107
12/12  12:21      754  Malabar                  1115  Sabauda                  00 45.80     -09 16.7  14.6  15.3  555  246   90  135  -0.065
12/13  00:00     2525  O'Steen                 20789  Hughgrant                02 32.43     +12 41.5  15.3  16.0  112   83  110  162  -0.039
12/13  19:43     4625  Shchedrin               12081  1998 FH115               05 20.89     +24 37.5  15.4  15.7  269  296  116  169  -0.009
12/14  01:50       39  Laetitia                10263  Vadimsimona              06 06.34     +08 19.6   9.8  16.0  406   90   98  158  -0.004
12/14  15:30     1201  Strenua                  1032  Pafuri                   02 36.15     +09 41.8  15.6  15.6  374   56  107  137   0.000
12/14  17:04      866  Fatme                    8823  1987 WS3                 04 12.17     +16 32.3  14.1  14.9  336   82  110  160   0.000
12/14  22:34      173  Ino                       508  Princetonia              13 28.57     -00 48.3  14.1  14.5  462  263   81   66   0.001
12/15  10:45     3605  Davy                    10756  1990 SJ2                 06 24.75     +24 54.8  15.1  15.9  525   86  114  179   0.009
12/16  03:18      709  Fringilla                 601  Nerthus                  11 32.11     -00 55.3  15.0  15.8  595  105   80  110   0.030
12/16  16:47      126  Velleda                   613  Ginevra                  21 48.18     -14 51.6  14.1  15.4  212  165   83   32   0.056
12/17  02:27    18640  1998 EF9                 2938  Hopi                     07 18.11     +11 35.0  15.3  15.7  652  267   98  164   0.078
12/17  15:03      292  Ludovica                  609  Fulvia                   00 44.31     +01 09.1  14.5  15.9  317  277  100   66   0.113
12/18  03:18      438  Zeuxo                    1619  Ueta                     23 51.26     -05 26.2  14.9  15.8  334  330   94   44   0.150
12/19  15:13     1157  Arabia                    661  Cloelia                  22 05.91     -09 52.3  15.8  15.6  585  153   88    7   0.279
12/19  21:12     2617  Jiangxi                  2035  Stearns                  04 37.28     +23 54.2  13.7  15.1  595   35  117   97   0.302
12/20  14:58     1900  Katyusha                  255  Oppavia                  01 51.82     +19 19.7  15.1  15.2   67  201  117   50   0.372
12/20  23:59      209  Dido                    28913  2000 OT                  09 02.69     +25 35.1  13.5  15.7  656   68  109  142   0.409
12/21  11:39     8532  1992 YW3                 2989  Imago                    06 14.86     +25 03.6  15.0  15.9  233  297  114   99   0.456
12/21  14:14      905  Universitas               257  Silesia                  23 23.11     -05 44.2  15.6  15.1  299  330   93    8   0.466
12/21  18:40      905  Universitas              1368  Numidia                  23 23.42     -05 41.7  15.6  16.0    6  166   93   10   0.484
12/22  17:50      204  Kallisto                 1750  Eckert                   08 46.60     +06 13.6  13.7  15.6  319  296   90  121   0.576
12/23  07:43      289  Nenetta                  2715  Mielikki                 07 16.41     +12 11.6  13.5  15.6  497  286   99   92   0.630
12/23  08:33       19  Fortuna                   540  Rosamunde                23 45.49     -01 21.4  11.4  15.6   19  328   98   21   0.633
12/23  08:54      419  Aurelia                   708  Raphaela                 14 43.27     -17 12.1  13.3  15.8  640  174   66  153   0.634
12/23  16:13      136  Austria                   661  Cloelia                  22 10.56     -09 26.9  14.4  15.7  303  181   89   50   0.662
12/24  00:20      136  Austria                  1157  Arabia                   22 11.20     -09 24.5  14.4  15.8  523    8   89   54   0.691
12/24  08:47    12193  1979 EL                  1722  Goffin                   03 39.50     +10 52.6  15.5  16.0  670  265  106   26   0.722
12/24  23:17       44  Nysa                      223  Rosa                     21 53.40     -14 32.5  12.2  16.0  266  348   83   71   0.771
12/26  10:22     1242  Zambesia                 2315  Czechoslovakia           07 32.03     +37 27.2  13.7  14.8  279  302  123   58   0.875
12/27  07:07      280  Philia                   3133  Sendai                   08 07.17     +31 54.1  14.7  15.3  569   47  117   55   0.925
12/27  08:44      294  Felicia                 26206  1997 PJ4                 08 06.28     +17 06.8  15.8  15.8  122  294  102   55   0.928
12/27  09:56     1416  Renauxa                  1961  Dufour                   10 14.05     +20 08.6  15.6  15.7  257  133  102   83   0.931
12/27  19:34      465  Alekto                    299  Thora                    10 39.26     +06 16.3  14.8  15.6  650  291   88   89   0.949
12/28  00:42      677  Aaltje                    676  Melitta                  09 18.92     +08 53.0  14.3  14.9  290   93   92   67   0.958
12/28  06:05      428  Monachia                 2855  Bastian                  08 44.93     +29 03.8  15.0  15.9  536  254  113   51   0.966
12/28  13:57      389  Industria                 433  Eros                     14 01.54     -20 03.4  13.0  13.4  579   33   62  135   0.977
12/29  03:41     1735  ITA                      4953  1990 MU                  22 36.59     -13 09.2  15.8  15.3  865   27   85  111   0.991
12/29  14:31      943  Begonia                  1015  Christa                  06 50.19     +18 12.9  12.9  13.2  830   83  106   11   0.997