Asteroid-Asteroid Appulses - 2025 March


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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03 02   08:55     2122  Pyatiletka               4350  Shibecha                 13 17.32     +04 45.97  15.9  15.6   51  257  146  153  +0.213
03 02   17:11      781  Kartvelia                2013  Tucapel                  10 59.70     +17 43.57  14.5  16.0   92  204  168   94  +0.398
03 03   19:42      174  Phaedra                  1106  Cydonia                  08 08.58     +24 35.74  13.5  15.8  262  100  131   18  +0.696
03 06   06:51      448  Natalie                  1385  Gelria                   12 58.38     +03 47.89  15.6  15.4   33  273  157   61  +0.883
03 08   11:24     1458  Mineura                  5596  Morbidelli               10 02.99     +03 29.26  15.5  15.8  295   69  158   10  +0.961
03 13   12:11      861  Aida                     1117  Reginita                 18 53.57     -18 55.19  15.5  15.9  203    9   71  112  +0.999
03 16   10:43     1100  Arnica                   1101  Clematis                 13 44.51     -12 18.86  15.6  15.7   65   78  150   22  -0.809
03 16   16:34      972  Cohnia                   1900  Katyusha                 11 43.72     -10 22.16  15.1  15.1  248  160  169   59  -0.751
03 17   13:34      905  Universitas              2531  Cambridge                08 02.59     +27 53.60  15.8  16.0   73  112  117  128  -0.709
03 18   20:00      486  Cremona                  1056  Azalea                   19 27.59     -20 02.41  15.6  16.0   60  335   69   33  -0.594
03 19   12:51      278  Paulina                  1703  Barry                    14 51.92     -09 13.48  13.1  15.7  202   91  139   63  -0.395
03 23   10:26     1031  Arctica                  1146  Biarmia                  17 24.28     -14 58.70  14.9  14.4  246   21  103   48  -0.223
03 23   17:54       50  Virginia                  322  Phaeo                    19 38.18     -18 51.00  14.7  14.5   32  308   74   93  +0.027
03 24   02:08     1055  Tynka                    7344  Summerfield              12 51.07     +00 49.10  15.1  15.9  230  227  172  131  -0.138
03 24   06:15      313  Chaldaea                  491  Carina                   11 42.74     +02 58.11  11.4  13.9   87  283  168  162  -0.068
03 27   13:27      122  Gerda                     263  Dresda                   06 49.76     +21 25.81  13.6  15.9  235  346   87   22  +0.650
03 28   03:36      141  Lumen                     661  Cloelia                  20 22.89     -26 12.60  13.8  15.8   29   22   67   86  +0.027
03 29   23:08     1318  Nerina                   1633  Chimay                   10 47.51     +11 12.47  14.3  14.9  162   55  149  138  +0.010