Asteroid-PPM Appulses - 2008 May


All dates and times are Universal Time
Positions are geocentric J2000 and include planetary perturbations / proper motion
Star positions from the Position and Proper Motions catalog
Separations are in arcseconds, Position Angle is from the star to the asteroid
Calculations by Brian D. Warner
Asteroid < mag 15.0;  Star < 7.0;  Elong from Sun > 45°
Stars in bold black text are naked eye stars (< 6.0)
Stars in bold red text are potential occultation candidates (Sep < 10")
Date    UT       #    Asteroid               RA        Dec     Mag    Sep   PA     Star    Con   Mag
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05/01  12:40      783 Nora                22 23.51  - 7 10.4   14.7    77  344     206307        5.9
05/02  00:20      286 Iclea               17 28.93  + 0 21.4   14.2   131   44     164059        5.5
05/02  09:59      238 Hypatia             22 21.58  - 1 20.5   13.8   177  338      Gamma  AQR   3.8
05/02  17:51      584 Semiramis           06 01.71  +22 26.0   13.7   115    5      95249        6.2
05/03  00:59      490 Veritas             15 38.66  - 8 47.8   13.3    12  204     198814        6.6
05/03  01:11      490 Veritas             15 38.66  - 8 47.8   13.3    30  205     198815        5.4
05/03  15:48      153 Hilda               21 58.90  - 4 21.9   13.9    33  332     205831        6.2
05/03  21:07     1172 Aneas               14 49.21  -24 17.6   15.0   169  211     263433        5.6
05/04  02:28      245 Vera                22 02.41  -16 56.0   13.5   114  345     239702        6.1
05/04  23:29      563 Suleika             15 32.28  -10 27.8   13.3    92  188     230374        7.0
05/05  08:40      712 Boliviana           18 29.01  -14 35.1   13.4   176  247      Gamma  SCT   4.7
05/06  14:09      351 Yrsa                06 58.80  +26 07.4   14.0   150    3         39  GEM   6.5
05/06  23:16      420 Bertholda           15 38.21  -21 03.4   13.3   154  202     264480        5.9
05/07  04:09      982 Franklina           12 48.56  -27 34.0   14.2   149   45     260814        5.6
05/07  12:16       18 Melpomene           14 29.80  + 0 47.9   10.4   117  199     160701        6.0
05/07  19:43      138 Tolosa              15 38.92  -19 17.1   11.6    62    7         41  LIB   5.3
05/09  16:37      317 Roxane              15 28.60  -15 44.2   12.7   132  196     230292        7.0
05/09  19:33     2951 Perepadin           15 22.76  -29 21.7   14.5    69  177     264170        7.0
05/10  13:50      111 Ate                 22 10.59  -10 51.1   13.6   127  155     239898        6.8
05/11  08:30     6372 Walker              15 53.84  -16 44.4   14.8    36  166      Theta  LIB   4.3
05/11  13:30     1103 Sequoia             15 38.72  -39 07.4   14.4    18   44     294079        6.4
05/11  13:50     1103 Sequoia             15 38.70  -39 07.3   14.4   180   44     294077        7.0
05/12  10:28      426 Hippo               10 07.76  - 7 37.5   13.2    19    9     193107        6.8
05/12  12:54      994 Otthild             14 24.26  -33 03.7   14.0    94    8     292593        6.8
05/12  23:57      186 Celuta              09 00.02  +26 27.2   14.3    81   36      99216        6.7
05/13  08:04      159 Aemilia             08 39.71  +19 46.8   13.7     3   11         38  CNC   7.0
05/13  15:02       68 Leto                08 03.57  +27 50.0   13.0   150   20        Chi  GEM   4.9
05/13  16:45      214 Aschera             21 40.05  -16 37.8   14.3   122  341      Gamma  CAP   3.7
05/13  23:23      773 Irmintraud          18 08.35  -45 43.6   13.4   173  316     323770        6.4
05/15  08:24      595 Polyxena            08 50.48  +33 16.1   14.3    72  220      74024        6.7
05/15  13:53      758 Mancunia            11 04.47  +12 38.5   14.0   120  221     127948        7.0
05/16  06:36       77 Frigga              10 32.89  + 9 20.7   13.7   157   26        Rho  LEO   3.8
05/16  08:14     1031 Arctica             10 26.81  - 4 24.2   14.8    55  157     193425        6.6
05/16  19:54      212 Medea               17 56.70  -28 05.4   13.6    90  177     267545        6.2
05/17  18:14      783 Nora                22 57.26  - 4 47.2   14.6    86  344     206972        6.6
05/18  13:02      245 Vera                22 17.49  -16 01.2   13.3   152  166     240062        6.9
05/18  13:58       53 Kalypso             21 24.17  -12 51.8   14.4    55  343         18  AQR   5.5
05/18  18:13     2083 Smither             16 04.14  -33 14.8   15.0   167  230     294617        6.3
05/18  23:45      709 Fringilla           23 01.50  - 7 06.1   14.3   174  146     207047        6.1
05/19  08:23      127 Johanna             19 22.62  -31 57.4   13.1   161  112     298911        6.8
05/19  09:10      976 Benjamina           13 21.96  -14 27.1   13.8   171  230     227180        6.7
05/19  11:28       64 Angelina            23 54.77  + 0 06.7   13.2     9  336     174549        5.6
05/19  13:51      777 Gutemberga          16 57.25  -33 12.7   14.4   176   19         27  SCO   5.2
05/19  14:15     1103 Sequoia             15 28.22  -37 21.5   14.3     0  278     293891        7.0
05/19  23:58      303 Josephina           14 46.01  -25 26.5   13.6     9   20         54  HYA   3.8
05/20  01:07      191 Kolga               07 18.09  +16 33.4   14.9    57    0     Lambda  GEM   3.6
05/20  02:14       50 Virginia            22 55.21  - 5 00.3   13.7    66  158     206927        5.7
05/21  07:42       50 Virginia            22 57.27  - 4 47.9   13.7    43  338     206972        6.6
05/21  10:33      306 Unitas              22 16.85  - 7 48.0   13.0    61  164      Theta  AQR   4.2
05/21  15:41      524 Fidelio             18 25.86  -33 54.2   14.4   159  343     297700        6.3
05/21  16:05      292 Ludovica            00 40.82  - 7 14.8   14.7    56  157     182521        6.7
05/22  10:26      585 Bilkis              08 36.16  +15 21.7   15.0   175    9     125463        6.5
05/22  18:30      108 Hecuba              13 45.52  -15 48.4   12.9   151  203     227795        6.8
05/22  22:02      764 Gedania             17 18.07  -24 07.1   14.6   172  196     266655        7.0
05/23  08:13     1664 Felix               14 51.85  -18 22.6   14.7    76  183     229408        6.2
05/23  20:15       58 Concordia           23 15.63  - 3 32.3   14.4   161  159     207337        5.5
05/23  21:36     1101 Clematis            15 32.99  - 1 10.6   14.8    44   31         11  SER   6.8
05/23  22:57       79 Eurynome            22 03.23  - 6 29.9   12.6    97  334         30  AQR   5.5
05/25  01:40     1490 Limpopo             15 40.31  -23 48.4   14.9    48   32         42  LIB   5.0
05/25  03:03      354 Eleonora            00 45.41  - 4 38.0   12.3    18  171     182626        5.9
05/25  03:41      787 Moskva              23 14.01  + 4 59.9   14.6     6  344     173892        6.8
05/25  16:58       43 Ariadne             22 31.32  - 6 33.6   11.7    20  152     206458        6.3
05/25  18:03      995 Sternberga          21 47.33  + 2 39.3   14.7   141  141         11  PEG   5.6
05/26  05:18      426 Hippo               10 17.61  - 8 05.5   13.4    87  193    Epsilon  SEX   5.2
05/27  02:41      466 Tisiphone           18 56.41  -31 43.7   13.6   145  194     298345        6.3
05/27  02:48      783 Nora                23 15.60  - 3 31.6   14.5   110  165     207337        5.5
05/27  16:51      182 Elsa                01 08.40  + 5 38.0   13.9    64  158     144301        5.5
05/28  22:17      815 Coppelia            15 31.72  -20 08.9   14.5    62  354     264349        6.6
05/29  23:39      861 Aida                17 16.27  -15 15.5   13.8   123  178     232850        6.6