Asteroid-Asteroid Appulses - 2026 February

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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02 01   03:28     2282  Andres Bello             7148  Reinholdbien             08 46.26     +08 26.91  15.6  16.0  203  278  169   54  -0.835
02 02   05:02      753  Tiflis                   1359  Prieska                  07 31.22     +34 41.25  14.5  15.1   23  159  149   74  -0.854
02 03   00:18     1691  Oort                     5355  Akihiro                  08 14.72     +18 35.53  15.3  15.8   45  162  164   73  -0.775
02 03   19:28      518  Halawe                   2745  San Martin               07 48.21     +11 19.34  15.7  15.5  294   87  159   49  -0.934
02 06   01:38     1617  Alschmitt                1822  Waterman                 10 30.22     +07 37.67  15.0  15.9  202   35  163   62  -0.594
02 09   00:52      260  Huberta                   306  Unitas                   18 10.74     -17 58.27  15.7  13.5   29  173   48   38  -0.452
02 11   20:31      361  Bononia                 18067  2000 AB98                10 52.02     +20 49.98  13.5  15.7  281   89  163  119  -0.173
02 12   08:57      229  Adelinda                  743  Eugenisis                15 53.21     -20 51.62  15.6  15.9  223  198   86   78  -0.006
02 16   10:32      976  Benjamina                1177  Gonnessia                18 08.77     -21 54.04  15.3  15.7   59  160   58   93  +0.089
02 17   14:10     2575  Bulgaria                 2929  Harris                   09 24.79     +15 01.77  15.7  16.0   17   52  168  146  +0.037
02 22   00:49      519  Sylvania               162882  2001 FD58                07 50.20     +35 57.43  14.2  15.3  171  117  138   82  +0.230
02 26   19:59      636  Erika                     813  Baumeia                  08 47.70     +28 46.96  15.2  15.2  194  199  133  149  -0.394
02 28   04:01      773  Irmintraud               2575  Bulgaria                 09 13.71     +15 26.54  13.8  16.0   27  306  152   37  -0.993