Asteroid-Asteroid Appulses - 2020 February


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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02/02  22:41      352  Gisela                   1604  Tombaugh                 10 48.24     +01 37.4  13.3  15.6   11   48   83  109   0.588
02/03  17:32      230  Athamantis                148  Gallia                   07 55.31     +06 12.8  10.6  11.4  590  101   92   57   0.664
02/04  07:46     2010  Chebyshev                4830  Thomascooley             09 13.48     +19 04.4  15.7  15.8  608   71  102   65   0.720
02/04  13:33      210  Isabella                 2559  Svoboda                  09 32.64     +23 04.1  12.9  15.7  432  109  106   65   0.742
02/05  11:30       57  Mnemosyne                1304  Arosa                    16 55.59     -13 29.3  13.5  14.9  562  230   74  166   0.822
02/05  20:12   163373  2002 PZ39                2939  Coconino                 08 02.62     +25 19.2  14.8  16.0  728  195  110   27   0.851
02/06  15:10      478  Tergeste                  449  Hamburga                 16 58.06     -21 27.5  14.1  14.8  659   38   67  154   0.907
02/06  22:26      675  Ludmilla                  983  Gunila                   03 10.90     +19 04.8  12.3  15.7  827  173  115   55   0.926
02/07  07:32      542  Susanna                   368  Haidea                   07 20.26     +12 14.8  13.9  15.4  194   93   99   11   0.947
02/07  13:22      816  Juliana                   492  Gismonda                 08 55.21     +19 41.0  14.1  15.1  126   90  103   16   0.959
02/07  17:59      429  Lotis                     908  Buda                     02 39.64     +10 58.1  14.6  15.2  454   78  108   76   0.967
02/07  23:39      416  Vaticana                  309  Fraternitas              03 43.71     +24 15.4  13.8  15.9  755  195  119   61   0.976
02/08  00:18    18172  2000 QL7                 6619  Kolya                    07 38.41     +50 02.0  15.7  15.7  731   73  135   29   0.977
02/08  03:25     2043  Ortutay                  2138  Swissair                 07 17.08     +24 02.5  15.6  15.9  573   69  111   15   0.981
02/08  03:41       55  Pandora                  1124  Stroobantia              04 46.44     +31 35.9  12.4  15.9  804  192  124   49   0.982
02/08  06:32       33  Polyhymnia                774  Armor                    02 13.19     +14 55.9  13.1  15.0  624  335  112   89   0.985
02/08  06:34       88  Thisbe                    596  Scheila                  03 51.49     +21 57.3  12.5  14.9  816   39  116   64   0.985
02/08  10:27      175  Andromache                796  Sarita                   15 22.08     -19 24.0  14.6  15.1  776  104   65  106   0.989
02/08  10:53      336  Lacadiera                 753  Tiflis                   17 36.24     -22 47.4  14.4  14.5  723  231   67  137   0.990
02/09  05:38      226  Weringia                 1021  Flammario                15 21.97     -01 25.9  14.8  15.2  352  357   83   89  -0.998
02/10  01:04     1714  Sy                      13581  1993 QX4                 10 08.72     +05 19.5  15.6  15.9  628  106   87   10  -0.989
02/10  02:44     1274  Delportia                2507  Bobone                   09 00.06     +18 40.3  14.2  15.5  800  128  102   20  -0.988
02/10  03:46      674  Rachele                  3177  Chillicothe              12 05.63     +21 22.9  11.4  15.8  655  324  102   25  -0.987
02/10  18:54     3454  Lieske                   4573  Piestany                 10 13.77     +03 19.0  15.7  15.8  443  258   85   14  -0.965
02/10  21:19       97  Klotho                    894  Erda                     04 39.06     +07 48.9  11.3  15.4   52  328  101   95  -0.960
02/10  23:22     1681  Steinmetz                1423  Jose                     05 36.78     +25 44.9  15.1  15.7  850  325  116   80  -0.956
02/11  20:33      140  Siwa                      486  Cremona                  04 17.61     +19 53.9  13.9  15.9  115  107  113  112  -0.903
02/12  04:48     1049  Gotho                    3867  Shiretoko                09 16.49     +26 12.1  15.0  15.5   43  265  109   50  -0.878
02/12  07:12     1385  Gelria                  35107  1991 VH                  10 23.79     +16 15.2  14.9  15.2  116  254   98   33  -0.870
02/13  04:33     1069  Planckia                  888  Parysatis                01 47.76     -01 40.4  15.7  14.3  424  330   96  171  -0.791
02/13  09:47      507  Laodica                  1681  Steinmetz                05 37.70     +25 53.2  14.3  15.2  113  131  116  116  -0.770
02/13  17:26      335  Roberta                  1353  Maartje                  17 21.37     -18 34.0  13.7  15.6  896  193   70   55  -0.738
02/14  14:29      335  Roberta                    53  Kalypso                  17 23.11     -18 34.6  13.7  14.7  144    2   70   43  -0.644
02/16  01:20       95  Arethusa                 3225  Hoag                     12 10.51     -17 54.6  13.5  16.0  450  283   63   52  -0.483
02/16  08:32      973  Aralia                   4673  Bortle                   08 51.25     +31 44.0  14.6  15.3  194   93  115  115  -0.450
02/16  14:47      928  Hildrun                  3823  Yorii                    09 10.33     +20 53.2  13.6  15.9   87  269  104  112  -0.422
02/17  23:03     1407  Lindelof                 2084  Okayama                  06 38.25     +19 23.1  15.2  16.0  496  281  108  165  -0.286
02/18  04:57      675  Ludmilla                 1083  Salvia                   03 26.77     +19 18.6  12.4  16.0  753  102  115  147  -0.263
02/18  08:39     2960  Ohtaki                    917  Lyka                     09 49.41     +15 42.3  15.3  15.4  263  282   98  125  -0.249
02/18  19:05      768  Struveana                 844  Leontina                 02 44.72     +24 39.2  15.3  15.6   14  134  121  131  -0.211
02/19  00:46       56  Melete                    488  Kreusa                   17 03.38     -17 54.5  13.0  13.6  104  344   70   22  -0.192
02/19  01:52      101  Helena                   1111  Reinmuthia               10 40.65     +10 49.2  12.4  15.3  797  138   92  121  -0.188
02/19  06:39       48  Doris                     585  Bilkis                   14 46.01     -12 59.6  12.6  14.4  105  359   71   58  -0.172
02/19  07:24        4  Vesta                     233  Asterope                 03 13.72     +14 02.2   8.1  13.4  664  240  110  129  -0.170
02/19  12:38       53  Kalypso                  1353  Maartje                  17 28.74     -18 32.2  14.7  15.6  542  154   71   22  -0.154
02/19  13:30     1088  Mitaka                   9741  Solokhin                 09 51.57     +26 34.4  14.6  15.9  593  228  109  142  -0.151
02/20  03:53       86  Semele                   3267  Glo                      05 25.47     +24 49.5  13.4  15.8  575  120  116  150  -0.110
02/20  08:28     1079  Mimosa                   1279  Uganda                   10 43.14     +07 53.0  15.0  15.7  622  344   89  135  -0.099
02/21  02:57      849  Ara                       312  Pierretta                15 33.05     -23 49.8  13.5  13.7  881  256   61   67  -0.058
02/21  08:44       81  Terpsichore               691  Lehigh                   07 18.19     +31 57.2  12.6  14.1  457  257  118  159  -0.047
02/21  13:56     1095  Tulipa                   3454  Lieske                   10 03.35     +04 35.6  14.5  15.5  488   23   87  156  -0.039
02/22  03:08     4931  Tomsk                    4437  Yaroshenko               09 14.33     +07 55.6  15.1  15.6  205  104   91  169  -0.021
02/22  09:06      545  Messalina                 706  Hirundo                  07 13.36     +30 49.2  14.8  15.8  329   84  118  147  -0.015
02/22  14:43      712  Boliviana                 208  Lacrimosa                16 07.52     -22 17.0  14.2  14.5  788   59   64   78  -0.010
02/22  18:41       52  Europa                    592  Bathseba                 01 16.36     +01 25.4  12.2  15.0  742    0  100   54  -0.007
02/23  06:16     4705  Secchi                   4194  Sweitzer                 10 09.58     +10 18.9  15.4  15.3  860  303   92  175  -0.002
02/23  23:57     1093  Freda                     772  Tanete                   19 01.09     -33 09.3  14.0  14.1  390  360   60   56   0.003
02/25  16:03      113  Amalthea                  785  Zwetana                  02 16.84     +09 20.6  13.8  15.4  439  357  107   36   0.040
02/26  00:09       24  Themis                    757  Portlandia               14 39.38     -15 19.6  12.2  14.7  111  100   68  140   0.053
02/26  04:47      210  Isabella                 1770  Schlesinger              09 12.60     +24 05.2  13.3  15.4  849  156  107  129   0.061
02/26  09:03      213  Lilaea                   1102  Pepita                   02 41.95     +09 54.1  14.5  15.3  458   71  107   34   0.069
02/26  16:51       78  Diana                    1628  Strobel                  11 54.34     -04 14.1  11.0  14.4  689  293   77  166   0.086
02/27  02:40      477  Italia                  16704  1995 ED8                 12 03.05     +02 24.6  14.4  15.8  303  296   83  164   0.108
02/27  05:43      454  Mathesis                  777  Gutemberga               18 41.12     -27 04.9  14.4  15.8   47  203   65   98   0.116
02/28  11:12      849  Ara                       359  Georgia                  15 38.78     -23 44.8  13.4  14.2  602  110   61  153   0.199