Asteroid-Asteroid Appulses - 2023 March


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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03/01  10:50     1075  Helina                 151888  2003 YV117               11 42.60     +18 04.3  15.3  15.7  768  286   99   74   0.703
03/02  03:08      236  Honoria                  1727  Mette                    05 33.21     +14 27.1  13.5  15.6  751  305  105   23   0.759
03/02  11:36      512  Taurinensis               417  Suevia                   18 13.26     -18 19.7  15.6  14.9  609  206   73  164   0.787
03/02  23:12      108  Hecuba                    965  Angelica                 01 53.68     +14 49.0  14.4  15.4  157  129  113   80   0.823
03/03  20:12      375  Ursula                    868  Lova                     09 26.63     +19 49.1  12.7  14.5  141  103  103   15   0.881
03/03  23:33      431  Nephele                   171  Ophelia                  17 58.65     -22 10.8  14.8  14.6  348  175   68  145   0.889
03/04  06:59      418  Alemannia                 803  Picka                    05 52.12     +18 00.0  14.6  15.4  217  177  108   41   0.907
03/04  09:23    37638  1993 VB                 13166  1995 WU1                 10 10.58     +31 32.0  15.1  15.9  169  201  113   20   0.912
03/04  16:11     3816  Chugainov                1775  Zimmerwald               10 31.20     -02 40.2  14.7  15.9  280  290   79   32   0.927
03/06  03:14     1469  Linzia                   3752  Camillo                  04 53.73     +08 28.1  15.6  15.7  272  286  101   78   0.981
03/06  04:21     1341  Edmee                     808  Merxia                   19 07.09     -18 18.6  15.9  15.9   47  201   75  135   0.982
03/07  01:31      454  Mathesis                 1078  Mentha                   07 57.05     +29 40.0  13.6  14.4  329  155  115   46   0.997
03/07  16:02      868  Lova                    34036  2000 OX27                09 24.29     +20 03.0  14.6  15.4  472  289  103   31  -0.998
03/08  16:04     1671  Chaika                   1477  Bonsdorffia              09 14.21     +12 51.5  15.6  15.9  576  112   96   44  -0.985
03/08  16:12      449  Hamburga                 1655  Comas Sola               06 42.79     +25 48.1  13.6  15.2  881  268  114   81  -0.985
03/08  17:05      375  Ursula                  34036  2000 OX27                09 23.08     +19 45.6  12.8  15.5  411  289  103   44  -0.984
03/08  20:48     1102  Pepita                    348  May                      16 57.68     -16 48.3  15.2  15.2   43  286   71   72  -0.980
03/09  07:03     1817  Katanga                   679  Pax                      17 20.96     -02 22.5  15.0  14.9  169   26   86   72  -0.968
03/09  13:14     4856  Seaborg                   789  Lena                     09 02.11     +00 43.5  15.8  15.8  270  116   84   56  -0.958
03/11  00:42      114  Kassandra                  62  Erato                    12 48.19     -02 15.9  11.5  14.1  216  280   79   19  -0.880
03/11  10:11      264  Libussa                   388  Charybdis                04 02.04     +26 47.2  13.6  14.6  739  327  121  151  -0.853
03/12  04:34      404  Arsinoe                   673  Edda                     04 14.05     +19 18.7  14.8  15.7  804   48  113  160  -0.792
03/13  12:31      207  Hedda                      91  Aegina                   16 48.73     -23 52.8  14.4  14.2  649  197   64   11  -0.667
03/13  14:49      461  Saskia                    846  Lipperta                 09 17.43     +15 28.5  14.9  15.6  202  167   99  107  -0.658
03/14  21:52      213  Lilaea                    275  Sapientia                20 26.08     -17 37.1  14.1  14.8  419  354   78   43  -0.518
03/14  22:09      774  Armor                     523  Ada                      17 01.49     -24 25.9  14.0  16.0    1  175   64    6  -0.517
03/15  02:47     2433  Sootiyo                  1822  Waterman                 12 42.96     -05 51.7  14.8  15.3  135  300   75   72  -0.495
03/15  13:39      183  Istria                   2301  Whitford                 11 28.97     +22 34.3  14.1  15.4  595  268  104  108  -0.444
03/15  15:28      137  Meliboea                 1119  Euboea                   15 29.71     -14 21.4  13.4  15.6  249  258   70   39  -0.436
03/15  18:28      196  Philomela                 180  Garumna                  18 26.97     -23 58.1  12.5  16.0  394  251   68    5  -0.421
03/16  11:28      586  Thekla                   2272  Montezuma                11 24.68     +01 35.3  13.4  14.9  456   88   83  112  -0.342
03/17  13:03      413  Edburga                   242  Kriemhild                18 36.59     -14 06.4  15.0  15.3  242  214   78   25  -0.230
03/18  08:28      161  Athor                     266  Aline                    15 39.95     -23 33.0  13.3  14.3  225   65   62   73  -0.155
03/18  10:10      626  Notburga                  999  Zachia                   11 22.50     -05 56.8  13.5  15.4  173  125   75  136  -0.148
03/18  13:26      662  Newtonia                  275  Sapientia                20 30.98     -17 09.6  15.0  14.8  268  168   79   11  -0.137
03/18  18:42     1627  Ivar                     1889  Pakhmutova               13 26.37     +06 06.9  14.7  15.4  667  272   88  120  -0.119
03/18  19:17      297  Caecilia                34036  2000 OX27                09 14.63     +16 56.8  14.9  15.8  298  277  100  176  -0.118
03/18  21:58     3895  Earhart                  1092  Lilium                   08 25.09     +17 43.7  14.9  16.0   21  294  102  164  -0.109
03/19  18:40      869  Mellena                  1929  Kollaa                   14 23.37     -04 45.1  15.4  16.0  798  315   78  117  -0.053
03/22  08:54      517  Edith                    2827  Vellamo                  12 03.59     -05 21.5  14.4  14.8  457  332   76  170   0.006
03/22  22:19      218  Bianca                    176  Iduna                    17 08.28     -06 09.2  13.0  14.5  678  353   82  121   0.020
03/25  07:16      471  Papagena                 1937  Locarno                  15 12.20     -02 39.8  12.4  15.4    1   15   82  163   0.156
03/25  15:45     1137  Raissa                   1204  Renzia                   20 46.58     -19 49.4  15.7  16.0  892  340   76  107   0.185
03/27  02:17     4580  Child                    1451  Grano                    10 22.34     +09 03.0  15.8  15.9  195  304   91   81   0.312
03/27  22:59      301  Bavaria                   522  Helga                    12 47.30     +01 06.0  13.9  14.6  142  224   82  106   0.394
03/28  04:46      546  Herodias                 4486  Mithra                   07 22.45     +39 00.8  14.2  14.7  275  196  125   23   0.417
03/28  05:07       68  Leto                    10357  1993 SL3                 12 35.84     +03 42.6  11.7  16.0  868  326   85   99   0.419
03/30  07:17      449  Hamburga                  577  Rhea                     07 05.78     +25 18.3  13.9  15.7  267  180  112    8   0.617
03/30  15:18    97514  2000 DL1                 3078  Horrocks                 11 22.30     +11 10.7  15.0  15.9   13  125   92   50   0.648