Asteroid-Asteroid Appulses - 2023 May


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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05/02  13:33      340  Eduarda                  2880  Nihondaira               18 40.77     -28 03.6  15.2  15.7  671  196   64   95   0.896
05/02  17:13      380  Fiducia                  1129  Neujmina                 19 32.27     -20 59.0  14.2  15.9  819   33   73  106   0.905
05/05  18:43     1733  Silke                    1910  Mikhailov                15 26.99     -11 09.3  15.6  15.8  752  346   74   11  -0.999
05/06  08:47       21  Lutetia                   334  Chicago                  00 01.55     -02 23.0  12.2  14.6  496  156   97  126  -0.993
05/06  09:08     1064  Aethusa                  6577  Torbenwolff              15 28.61     -31 42.4  13.7  15.5  241  273   53   11  -0.993
05/06  10:42     1562  Gondolatsch              1300  Marcelle                 14 49.52     -06 18.9  14.1  15.4  201   67   77   17  -0.992
05/07  19:45     1388  Aphrodite                1041  Asta                     17 48.05     -28 49.2  15.6  15.6  584   36   61   14  -0.944
05/09  02:40      333  Badenia                  3333  Schaber                  14 06.55     -16 44.6  14.7  16.0  398   94   66   57  -0.859
05/09  20:18      662  Newtonia                  142  Polana                   22 16.08     -09 55.7  14.7  15.2  557  176   88   50  -0.795
05/10  04:55     6249  Jennifer                 1893  Jakoba                   14 54.70     -11 21.4  15.3  15.3   59  263   72   64  -0.761
05/11  09:04      245  Vera                     2590  Mourao                   15 14.55     -16 40.4  12.9  15.7  529  237   68   74  -0.637
05/11  13:20     6577  Torbenwolff              3330  Gantrisch                15 23.63     -29 55.7  15.3  15.7  308   91   55   70  -0.617
05/11  19:40       79  Eurynome                  808  Merxia                   19 59.66     -14 59.5  12.8  15.3  328  330   80   16  -0.588
05/12  12:32      151  Abundantia               1680  Per Brahe                10 30.41     +14 55.6  13.9  15.7  134  278   97  167  -0.507
05/13  21:32      325  Heidelberga               484  Pittsburghia             08 25.36     +22 32.1  14.8  15.4  536  298  107  143  -0.351
05/14  16:36       60  Echo                      382  Dodona                   23 14.52     -02 27.4  14.1  15.0  316  176   96    6  -0.267
05/14  18:26       40  Harmonia                  151  Abundantia               10 30.95     +14 49.0  11.8  13.9  895  128   96  162  -0.259
05/15  01:07       68  Leto                      787  Moskva                   12 05.78     +04 55.1  12.5  14.2  740  120   86  176  -0.232
05/15  01:43       82  Alkmene                  1747  Wright                   20 19.48     -22 58.5  13.9  15.6  169  293   73   55  -0.230
05/15  06:54     1753  Mieke                    2032  Ethel                    16 19.99     -22 42.4  15.2  15.8  749  287   64  112  -0.210
05/15  19:58      441  Bathilde                  523  Ada                      16 52.15     -23 43.4  13.1  15.1  564  256   64  112  -0.162
05/16  14:22      115  Thyra                     665  Sabine                   06 49.87     +24 13.4  12.6  15.3  448  190  112   84  -0.104
05/16  15:53       32  Pomona                   1071  Brita                    14 33.07     -13 57.5  10.9  14.9  296  281   69  158  -0.100
05/16  18:40       10  Hygiea                    275  Sapientia                21 30.73     -13 23.0  11.1  14.5  780  104   84   59  -0.092
05/17  18:23     1042  Amazone                  3310  Patsy                    12 45.84     +11 09.3  15.7  15.7   15  334   92  149  -0.039
05/18  02:08       77  Frigga                    767  Bondia                   22 05.42     -13 57.6  14.1  15.4  759  357   84   69  -0.026
05/18  04:23       21  Lutetia                   660  Crescentia               00 24.43     -00 02.3  12.2  14.4  839  313   99   33  -0.023
05/19  07:43     5452  1937 NN                194386  2001 VG5                 16 40.20     -34 10.2  14.3  14.8  831  263   53  158   0.000
05/19  17:21      967  Helionape                4892  Chrispollas              15 00.71     -11 40.1  14.3  15.7  875  298   72  165   0.000
05/19  18:55      144  Vibilia                   287  Nephthys                 00 38.46     -00 03.5  12.9  13.5  279  317   99   52   0.001
05/20  04:45   194386  2001 VG5                 3968  Koptelov                 16 37.67     -32 51.8  14.8  15.6  227  266   55  169   0.004
05/20  21:43      140  Siwa                      222  Lucia                    00 07.50     -01 30.8  13.4  15.7  897  341   97   73   0.018
05/22  02:05     1278  Kenya                     567  Eleutheria               23 59.28     -08 51.7  14.9  15.5  846  165   90   94   0.063
05/22  18:21     2801  Huygens                 33317  1998 MT5                 15 38.22     -25 56.9  15.9  15.9  146  273   59  141   0.100
05/23  09:01      817  Annika                    741  Botolphia                00 54.95     -01 27.2  15.8  16.0  372  169   97   94   0.139
05/24  05:44     1407  Lindelof                  318  Magdalena                22 29.35     -04 55.6  15.6  15.7  692  141   94  137   0.202
05/24  18:04    11941  Archinal                 3509  Sanshui                  16 49.65     -12 23.3  15.9  16.0  731  292   75  129   0.243
05/24  20:05     1717  Arlon                   32251  2000 OH50                15 47.97     -30 45.3  15.3  15.5  825   87   55  119   0.250
05/24  23:37     1064  Aethusa                  3330  Gantrisch                15 10.47     -29 43.9  13.5  15.7  608   89   55  109   0.262
05/25  03:03      420  Bertholda                 882  Swetlana                 00 55.06     +11 06.2  14.9  15.9   43  156  110  109   0.274
05/26  06:43     1256  Normannia                4541  Mizuno                   15 57.28     -19 55.2  15.2  15.9  221  160   66  101   0.376
05/26  19:45    67681  2000 SH293               2556  Louise                   16 10.30     -16 26.3  15.2  15.8  350   96   70   97   0.426
05/26  23:44       91  Aegina                 194386  2001 VG5                 16 29.09     -24 34.6  12.8  15.0  104   91   62  101   0.442
05/28  07:22      439  Ohio                      859  Bouzareah                12 52.31     -02 37.7  15.3  15.5  225  114   79   29   0.567
05/28  12:26      281  Lucretia                  763  Cupido                   15 58.76     -25 32.4  15.0  15.7  573  105   60   77   0.587
05/29  02:39     3173  McNaught                 1029  La Plata                 20 05.65     -23 36.1  15.5  15.8  507   22   71  125   0.643
05/29  14:57      727  Nipponia                  484  Pittsburghia             08 44.87     +21 37.7  15.0  15.5  664  354  106   52   0.691
05/30  08:42      813  Baumeia                  3099  Hergenrother             11 42.49     +06 39.2  15.8  15.8   43   91   88   16   0.757
05/30  18:05      446  Aeternitas               2433  Sootiyo                  12 15.85     +03 30.4  13.9  15.5  110  328   85   12   0.790
05/30  20:08      566  Stereoskopia             4331  Hubbard                  14 22.38     -10 18.1  13.9  15.7  232  300   73   22   0.797