========================================================== Mercury Close Approaches as predicted by the program Solex ========================================================== Solex 10 (by Aldo Vitagliano) can be downloaded at http://chemistry.unina.it/~alvitagl/solex/ 1. Load Solex 10 and press enter to skip the intro screen. 2. Press enter for default star magnitude of 7.0. 3. Press 1 for DE421. 4. Press Enter for today's default date 5. Press Enter for the default Interval (timestep) of 1 day 6. Press "Y" for Close Approach Finder 7. Select S for Spatial 8. For Name enter "1/3" (for Mercury [1] Earth [3]) 9. For Dmax enter 82140 (for 82140*1000km) 10. Enter 3000 for Final Date (endpoint of search) 11. It will take a minute to run and the results will be stored in the USERDATA folder as the text file MINDIST.DAT 12. The results are below: (Deep Solex results for runs beyond the year 3000 are listed below all of this) Conditions of minimum spatial distance #1 #2 Date TT JD2000 Dm (Gm) V(km/s) pImp pDefl pDa pDn Err(Gm) long (ø) lat r1 (AU) r2 -1 -3 2015/05/31 03:24:45 5628.64219 82.132823 10.3542 3.97 -1.29 + 7.21 0.30 0.000000 250.1876 -2.5941 0.4657 1.0138 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2061/05/31 09:32:00 22430.89722 82.127434 10.3415 3.97 -1.30 + 7.39 0.48 0.000000 251.2022 -2.6469 0.4658 1.0138 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2074/06/03 13:03:16 27182.04394 82.138321 10.2684 3.97 -1.30 - 6.93 0.02 0.000000 253.6042 -2.8950 0.4663 1.0142 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2107/06/02 15:47:15 39233.15781 82.124428 10.3277 3.97 -1.30 + 7.80 0.89 0.000000 252.2358 -2.6920 0.4659 1.0138 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2153/06/02 21:59:20 56035.41621 82.120764 10.3149 3.97 -1.30 - 8.20 1.29 0.000000 253.2551 -2.7447 0.4659 1.0138 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2186/06/01 00:40:04 68086.52782 82.129323 10.3800 3.97 -1.29 + 6.90 -0.01 0.000000 251.8722 -2.5364 0.4654 1.0135 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2199/06/04 04:11:09 72837.67442 82.127820 10.3015 3.97 -1.30 - 7.53 0.62 0.000000 254.2860 -2.7894 0.4660 1.0139 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2232/06/02 06:49:09 84888.78413 82.127029 10.3671 3.97 -1.29 + 6.97 0.07 0.000000 252.8986 -2.5876 0.4655 1.0135 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2245/06/05 10:18:31 89639.92952 82.120433 10.2875 3.97 -1.30 - 7.28 0.37 0.000000 255.2956 -2.8396 0.4661 1.0139 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2278/06/03 13:03:11 101691.04388 82.122033 10.3527 3.97 -1.29 + 7.08 0.17 0.000000 253.9204 -2.6334 0.4656 1.0136 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2291/06/06 16:28:31 106442.18647 82.124566 10.2759 3.97 -1.30 - 7.11 0.20 0.000000 256.3249 -2.8849 0.4662 1.0140 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2324/06/04 19:11:14 118493.29947 82.113525 10.3376 3.97 -1.30 + 7.21 0.30 0.000000 254.9451 -2.6855 0.4657 1.0136 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2337/06/07 22:40:13 123244.44459 82.122141 10.2627 3.97 -1.30 - 7.00 0.09 0.000000 257.3408 -2.9340 0.4662 1.0140 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2357/06/02 21:53:25 130544.41210 82.126465 10.4085 3.97 -1.29 + 6.71 -0.19 0.000000 253.5570 -2.4791 0.4651 1.0131 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2370/06/06 01:22:39 135295.55739 82.110777 10.3231 3.97 -1.30 + 7.43 0.53 0.000000 255.9656 -2.7292 0.4658 1.0136 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2383/06/09 04:47:45 140046.69983 82.126341 10.2496 3.97 -1.30 - 6.91 0.00 0.000000 258.3694 -2.9803 0.4663 1.0141 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2403/06/04 04:05:33 147346.67052 82.124163 10.3934 3.97 -1.29 + 6.77 -0.14 0.000000 254.5904 -2.5256 0.4652 1.0132 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2416/06/06 07:30:49 152097.81307 82.102145 10.3092 3.97 -1.30 + 7.83 0.92 0.000000 256.9879 -2.7817 0.4659 1.0136 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2429/06/09 10:58:26 156848.95724 82.123723 10.2354 3.97 -1.30 - 6.83 -0.08 0.000000 259.3820 -3.0267 0.4663 1.0141 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2449/06/04 10:18:59 164148.92985 82.117877 10.3789 3.97 -1.29 + 6.83 -0.07 0.000000 255.6115 -2.5769 0.4653 1.0132 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2462/06/07 13:44:29 168900.07256 82.107030 10.2958 3.97 -1.30 - 8.00 1.10 0.000000 258.0163 -2.8252 0.4660 1.0137 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2475/06/10 17:06:46 173651.21303 82.128396 10.2250 3.97 -1.31 - 6.76 -0.15 0.000000 260.4089 -3.0742 0.4664 1.0141 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2495/06/05 16:25:37 180951.18446 82.111462 10.3634 3.97 -1.29 + 6.90 -0.01 0.000000 256.6397 -2.6238 0.4654 1.0133 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2508/06/08 19:55:18 185702.33007 82.105764 10.2819 3.97 -1.30 - 7.47 0.56 0.000000 259.0395 -2.8778 0.4660 1.0137 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2521/06/11 23:22:04 190453.47366 82.134501 10.2135 3.97 -1.31 - 6.70 -0.21 0.000000 261.4312 -3.1195 0.4664 1.0141 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2528/06/03 19:08:42 193002.29770 82.138318 10.4390 3.97 -1.29 + 6.59 -0.32 0.000000 255.2510 -2.4199 0.4648 1.0128 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2541/06/06 22:37:30 197753.44271 82.106138 10.3494 3.97 -1.30 + 6.99 0.08 0.000000 257.6552 -2.6723 0.4655 1.0133 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2554/06/10 02:03:25 202504.58571 82.110952 10.2686 3.97 -1.30 - 7.25 0.34 0.000000 260.0617 -2.9198 0.4661 1.0138 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2567/06/13 05:30:58 207255.72984 82.138191 10.2017 3.97 -1.31 - 6.65 -0.26 0.000000 262.4594 -3.1684 0.4665 1.0142 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2574/06/05 01:18:14 209804.55433 82.134660 10.4246 3.97 -1.29 + 6.63 -0.28 0.000000 256.2720 -2.4639 0.4649 1.0129 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2587/06/08 04:45:25 214555.69820 82.102245 10.3343 3.97 -1.30 + 7.08 0.18 0.000000 258.6840 -2.7207 0.4656 1.0133 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2600/06/11 08:14:21 219306.84330 82.104357 10.2552 3.97 -1.30 - 7.09 0.18 0.000000 261.0794 -2.9712 0.4662 1.0138 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2620/06/06 07:30:00 226606.81250 82.120945 10.4087 3.97 -1.29 + 6.67 -0.23 0.000000 257.3003 -2.5181 0.4650 1.0129 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2633/06/09 10:57:28 231357.95657 82.102662 10.3204 3.97 -1.30 + 7.23 0.33 0.000000 259.7016 -2.7673 0.4657 1.0134 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2646/06/12 14:24:01 236109.10002 82.110714 10.2432 3.97 -1.30 - 6.98 0.07 0.000000 262.1056 -3.0138 0.4662 1.0138 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2666/06/07 13:37:23 243409.06763 82.112138 10.3929 3.97 -1.29 + 6.71 -0.19 0.000000 258.3227 -2.5613 0.4651 1.0129 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2679/06/10 17:06:48 248160.21306 82.092295 10.3048 3.97 -1.30 + 7.45 0.55 0.000000 260.7316 -2.8172 0.4658 1.0134 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2692/06/12 20:36:27 252911.35865 82.111203 10.2291 3.97 -1.31 - 6.89 -0.02 0.000000 263.1256 -3.0642 0.4663 1.0139 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2712/06/08 19:50:24 260211.32667 82.101817 10.3769 3.97 -1.29 + 6.77 -0.14 0.000000 259.3467 -2.6148 0.4653 1.0129 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2725/06/11 23:17:17 264962.47034 82.092270 10.2911 3.97 -1.30 + 7.92 1.02 0.000000 261.7471 -2.8612 0.4659 1.0134 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2738/06/15 02:42:18 269713.61271 82.109292 10.2150 3.97 -1.31 - 6.81 -0.09 0.000000 264.1503 -3.1073 0.4664 1.0139 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2758/06/10 01:59:35 277013.58304 82.100818 10.3616 3.97 -1.29 + 6.83 -0.07 0.000000 260.3737 -2.6585 0.4654 1.0130 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2771/06/13 05:28:52 281764.72838 82.083928 10.2756 3.97 -1.30 - 7.93 1.02 0.000000 262.7785 -2.9126 0.4660 1.0134 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2784/06/15 08:54:00 286515.87084 82.110843 10.2025 3.97 -1.31 - 6.74 -0.17 0.000000 265.1661 -3.1554 0.4664 1.0139 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2791/06/08 04:44:10 289064.69734 82.133024 10.4416 3.97 -1.29 + 6.56 -0.35 0.000000 258.9962 -2.4565 0.4647 1.0126 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2804/06/10 08:13:01 293815.84237 82.098230 10.3481 3.97 -1.30 + 6.91 0.00 0.000000 261.3976 -2.7109 0.4655 1.0131 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2817/06/13 11:40:18 298566.98632 82.093136 10.2619 3.97 -1.30 - 7.43 0.53 0.000000 263.7996 -2.9555 0.4660 1.0135 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2830/06/16 15:02:46 303318.12692 82.113479 10.1913 3.97 -1.31 - 6.69 -0.22 0.000000 266.1992 -3.2003 0.4665 1.0139 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2837/06/08 10:52:41 305866.95325 82.125689 10.4258 3.97 -1.29 + 6.59 -0.32 0.000000 260.0094 -2.5021 0.4648 1.0126 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2850/06/11 14:22:55 310618.09925 82.087441 10.3306 3.97 -1.30 + 6.99 0.08 0.000000 262.4284 -2.7555 0.4656 1.0131 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2863/06/14 17:51:48 315369.24431 82.091345 10.2481 3.97 -1.30 - 7.21 0.30 0.000000 264.8298 -3.0074 0.4661 1.0136 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2876/06/16 21:16:15 320120.38629 82.125325 10.1803 3.97 -1.31 - 6.63 -0.27 0.000000 267.2197 -3.2471 0.4665 1.0140 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2883/06/09 17:03:48 322669.21098 82.111662 10.4082 3.97 -1.29 + 6.63 -0.28 0.000000 261.0411 -2.5542 0.4649 1.0126 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2896/06/11 20:34:29 327420.35728 82.087674 10.3163 3.97 -1.30 + 7.10 0.19 0.000000 263.4443 -2.8055 0.4656 1.0132 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2909/06/15 23:58:13 332171.49876 82.090162 10.2337 3.97 -1.31 - 7.07 0.16 0.000000 265.8464 -3.0483 0.4662 1.0136 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2922/06/19 03:24:59 336922.64234 82.126547 10.1680 3.97 -1.31 - 6.59 -0.32 0.000000 268.2498 -3.2930 0.4666 1.0140 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2929/06/10 23:12:11 339471.46679 82.107807 10.3940 3.97 -1.29 + 6.67 -0.24 0.000000 262.0566 -2.5981 0.4650 1.0127 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2942/06/14 02:41:49 344222.61238 82.079957 10.2993 3.97 -1.30 + 7.24 0.34 0.000000 264.4735 -2.8510 0.4657 1.0132 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2955/06/17 06:09:19 348973.75647 82.089489 10.2213 3.97 -1.31 - 6.95 0.05 0.000000 266.8695 -3.0999 0.4663 1.0136 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2968/06/19 09:33:44 353724.89842 82.136782 10.1575 3.97 -1.31 - 6.55 -0.36 0.000000 269.2601 -3.3364 0.4666 1.0141 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2975/06/12 05:25:40 356273.72615 82.096185 10.3773 3.97 -1.29 + 6.72 -0.19 0.000000 263.0921 -2.6515 0.4651 1.0127 Mercury Earth -1 -3 2988/06/14 08:51:04 361024.86879 82.081392 10.2863 3.97 -1.30 + 7.49 0.58 0.000000 265.4873 -2.8987 0.4658 1.0132 Mercury Earth Deep Solex Results for runs beyond the year 3000: #1 #2 Date TT JD2000 Dm (Gm) V(km/s) pImp pDefl pDa pDn Err(Gm) long (ø) lat r1 (AU) r2 -1 -3 4487/07/07 09:17:41 908545.88728 81.998218 10.1962 3.97 -1.31 + 7.42 0.52 0.000000 288.3669 -3.2785 0.4658 1.0121 Mercury Earth -1 -3 16868/01/07 15:01:27 5430432.12600 81.550174 9.5865 3.97 -1.36 + 6.16 -0.75 0.000000 118.8021 -7.2688 0.4639 1.0025 Mercury Earth -1 -3 19873/02/13 10:07:57 6528022.92219 82.092855 10.0066 3.97 -1.32 + 5.88 -1.03 0.000000 158.3728 -6.9628 0.4590 0.9999 Mercury Earth -1 -3 28622/07/28 15:51:25 9723694.16071 79.999733 9.4596 3.96 -1.38 - 7.33 0.42 0.000000 318.3979 -5.3634 0.4669 0.9982 Mercury Earth Results generated by wikipedia users saros136 and kheider in March 2009