Close Approaches to SAO Stars by Mercury: 1987-1995

 Star         Closest Approach                                                            Sun    Transit
Number      Date    U.T.   Distance   Velocity      RA(1950)          Dec(1950)         MV   Angle    Long.

 1987
 76919    22 May    4:30    15.13s     63.40      4  59  59.319    24  46  33.05   9.2    16.5    -129
 78521     5 Jun    7:42    17.82s     28.53      6  31  56.935    24  57  41.82   7.9    23.7     -90
*78662    22 Jul   13:27     0.09n     17.21      6  39  32.886    20  13  33.31   8.6    19.6      41
 78734    23 Jul   22:16     7.96s     20.96      6  43  54.374    20  28  32.21   8.6    19.9     174
138983    16 Sep    9:34     9.47s     54.87     12  47   3.345    -5  48  21.94   9.0    20.6     -54
158672    13 Oct    6:32     5.16n      9.65     14  33  56.820   -18  37  10.63   9.3    23.4    -100

 1988
164009    17 Jan    3:03     3.85n     57.74     20  54  38.519   -19   6  45.93   9.1    15.1    -153
164538     9 Mar   10:55     3.68n     30.80     21  35  29.618   -15   8  10.45   7.1    27.3       7
 76621    10 May    2:07    17.28s     48.33      4  25  19.016    24   0  28.92   8.6    19.5    -167
 77296     7 Jul    5:15    10.10n     25.61      5  32  47.179    20  24  24.16   9.0    21.3     -80

 1989
164673     6 Mar   22:17     6.60n     53.07     21  46  28.922   -15  21  14.68   8.8    22.2     172
 76333     1 May   11:12    10.78s     23.94      3  53  29.963    23   0  23.48   8.5    20.8     -31
 93781    17 Jun    5:36    15.42n     20.85      4   5  57.437    17   9  39.56   7.6    22.9     -73
118753    16 Aug   13:56     5.69s     47.18     11  13   4.217     4  45   6.82   7.9    24.2       5
138705     1 Sep   15:48    19.33s     21.57     12  15  49.768    -4  45   7.08   8.4    27.0      33

 1990
 92935    10 Apr   11:28    12.82s     36.57      2  22  22.019    16  40  11.58   9.3    19.1     -26
 93444     7 Jun   13:14     4.22s     38.82      3  25  19.253    15  42  42.09   9.0    23.2      42
184839    21 Nov   15:09    13.25n     55.99     16  54  48.602   -24  50  29.60   8.6    16.9      33
*186858    7 Dec   19:24     0.16n     27.13     18  25  40.634   -25  18  27.50   8.9    21.0      90
*186951    8 Dec   21:31     2.48n     23.75     18  29  48.183   -25   7  34.80   8.8    20.9     122

 1991
186144    14 Jan   17:59    15.65n     32.01     17  59  21.261   -21  57  50.68   8.6    23.7     113
186355    16 Jan    4:24     5.13n     34.87     18   5  55.411   -22  11   6.49   9.0    23.6     -91
186363    16 Jan    5:44     6.53n     34.97     18   6  11.172   -22  11  30.67   8.7    23.6     -71
187023    21 Jan    9:36    18.59n     43.54     18  32  47.250   -22  46   8.01   8.7    22.7     -14
187331    23 Jan   22:47     9.89n     47.03     18  47  10.614   -22  54  25.89   7.4    22.0    -178
187669    26 Jan   15:19    18.05n     50.32     19   3   0.105   -22  55  24.53   8.8    21.1      69
188972     5 Feb   20:02     8.31n     60.57     20   6  58.628   -21  40  11.02   8.8    16.7     134
109447    18 Mar   19:06    17.04n     59.44      0  43  44.298     5  29  15.26   8.7    15.1      91
109516    19 Mar   20:34     7.75n     55.98      0  50   5.166     6  23  38.17   8.6    15.9     112
 92574     1 Apr    5:30    17.48s     10.14      1  38  23.739    13  31  19.83   8.1    17.6    -114
*110295   18 May    6:14     0.94s     34.05      1  59  56.360     8  50  29.19   7.7    25.4     -62
*110336   19 May    0:48     1.47s     35.49      2   3  33.339     9  12   4.99   9.0    25.2    -143
 93061    25 May   19:13    16.06s     48.90      2  39  27.483    12  46  41.07   9.0    22.2     131
 93326    30 May   10:07     9.52s     58.95      3   8  31.789    15  31  18.60   8.9    19.0      -8
 93519     3 Jun    1:53     6.05n     67.26      3  34  24.488    17  44  44.76   8.6    15.9    -135
 93540     3 Jun    9:59     4.21n     68.03      3  36  56.173    17  56  51.66   9.1    15.6     -14
 98472    14 Jul   18:34    14.16s     42.82      9  14  35.238    16  45  41.99   8.8    24.7      71
 98923    25 Jul   10:12     5.59s     24.64     10   0  43.881    10  59  47.01   8.9    27.0     -55
 99026    11 Sep   16:24     8.17s     44.07     10  12  30.229    12   7  42.91   8.8    17.2      83
184162     7 Nov   16:09    15.72n     50.40     16   5  42.219   -23  11  56.75   9.5    19.9      46

 1992
185468     5 Jan    1:57:52    17.39n     46.68     17  28   1.905   -22  22   2.78   9.1    20.8    -129
186382    11 Jan      14:06    11.71s     54.50     18   6  46.541   -23  27   3.50   8.2    18.5      49
109446    27 Apr      23:41     8.70s     32.52      0  43  38.606     1  35  45.92   9.2    26.8    -160
109510    29 Apr       4:00    19.49n     34.50      0  48  54.114     2   7  16.57   9.3    26.6     -95
110184    10 May      15:11    16.43s     54.89      1  49  38.626     8  35   2.73   8.7    21.2      68
 78895    16 Jun       9:19    10.79s     63.52      6  53  49.662    24  53   1.58   8.9    17.4     -60
 78913    16 Jun      12:12    14.63n     63.25      6  54  46.974    24  52  12.62   8.8    17.5     -16
 79471    21 Jun       1:53     9.20s     53.16      7  28  45.590    23  45  18.09   8.7    21.0    -175
 79959    26 Jun      18:15     7.38s     41.54      8   4  49.417    21  43  42.36   5.4    24.0      67
 97889     1 Jul      10:30     3.74s     32.74      8  29  14.667    19  44  40.94   9.0    25.6     -51
 98478    26 Aug      16:58     4.80s     48.64      9  15  17.275    16  32   1.37   9.1    16.9      90
 98644    29 Aug       3:22     7.21s     57.14      9  31  12.180    15  45   0.36   9.1    15.4    -115
159413     8 Dec      23:11    10.40s     29.02     15  36  10.423   -16  54  29.83   9.0    20.9    -169
159858    17 Dec      11:34     5.45s     47.89     16  17   8.314   -19  55  30.99   8.8    19.3      15
185269    27 Dec       8:34     5.60n     59.08     17  16  29.266   -22  56  26.47   8.7    15.3     -35

 1993
*147015   14 Apr      15:35     2.83s     40.76     23  56  57.467    -3   7'  20.60   7.3    26.1      77
109336    21 Apr      22:31     5.40s     52.42      0  35  51.314     1   0  10.80   8.6    22.7     178
 77778     1 Jun      20:51     5.91s     59.13      5  55   2.688    25  33  54.34   8.2    18.3     114
 78555     7 Jun       7:47     6.30s     45.83      6  34  16.598    25  15  39.90   9.0    21.9     -87
 78967    11 Jun       3:49    10.69s     37.29      6  57  49.645    24  33   7.61   8.1    23.6    -148
 96814    30 Jul      11:44    19.46s     12.48      7  18  56.823    19  17   9.40   8.9    18.3      14
158459     6 Oct      15:04    10.40s     42.24     14  14   0.343   -15  49  14.12   9.4    23.9      27
183257    21 Oct       7:25    19.10n     13.68     15   9   9.173   -20  56  21.04   9.2    23.5     -87
158968    27 Nov      23:05    16.11s     44.91     14  58   9.187   -14  49  44.72   8.4    18.8    -172

 1994
*164877    1 Feb       5:24     1.09s     43.88     22   5  25.821   -12   7  42.40   9.3    17.6    -120
165153    23 Mar      16:32     5.66n     35.34     22  29  47.952   -11  11  54.93   8.7    27.2      91
 77698    27 May       8:13    12.40s     30.75      5  50  57.775    25  32   3.38   8.6    22.9     -81
 77742    27 May      19:31    16.60s     29.67      5  53  20.234    25  30   8.53   8.7    22.9      89
 78301     3 Jun      11:44     6.66n     16.05      6  20   5.142    24  33  47.14   8.7    22.5     -28

 1995
189267     9 Jan       3:34    14.24n     57.62     20  22  32.990   -21  19  15.56   8.8    15.2    -145
163714    20 Feb      22:23     8.09n     12.88     20  32  49.601   -17  24   5.24   9.1    25.0     177
165061    17 Mar       9:11    18.15n     52.28     22  22  43.633   -12  19  52.52   9.0    22.8     -24
165173    19 Mar       1:32     4.39n     54.46     22  32  27.617   -11  29  48.71   8.7    22.0    -140
 77991    11 Jul      17:20    11.71s     57.33      6   4  38.291    22  36  49.65   8.6    17.3      97
118741    20 Aug       9:11     5.27s     57.13     11  11  54.533     5  32   8.54   8.3    20.5     -62
118820    21 Aug      22:46    10.24n     54.97     11  20  28.387     4  24  43.77   8.0    21.4     141
118894    23 Aug       6:08    13.32n     53.16     11  27  24.702     3  28  53.36   8.4    22.1    -109
138728     3 Sep       0:58     8.97s     37.77     12  18   5.509    -3  43   0.44   8.0    26.2     171

Notes:
     * indicates a possible occultation by Mercury