Asteroid-Asteroid Appulses - 2026 January

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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01 05   12:00       59  Elpis                     489  Comacina                 22 29.48     -09 58.44  13.3  14.9  255   18   50  178  -0.837
01 12   22:18     6271  Farmer                   9107  Narukospa                07 14.16     +18 57.50  15.9  15.9   44  236  174  123  -0.261
01 15   00:40      813  Baumeia                 19369  1997 YO                  09 32.18     +25 37.41  14.6  16.0  110   53  157  140  -0.033
01 22   01:52      676  Melitta                  2180  Marjaleena               07 11.35     +11 03.40  14.5  16.0  179   86  163  134  +0.075
01 25   07:04      214  Aschera                   460  Scania                   23 24.83     -02 31.02  14.8  16.0  238  172   45   59  +0.622
01 25   07:06       55  Pandora                    69  Hesperia                 13 40.02     -10 10.47  13.5  12.3  102   30  101  138  +0.755
01 25   17:02      834  Burnhamia                 951  Gaspra                   07 12.50     +17 24.64  15.1  14.3  132  192  156   18  +0.888