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RE: Asteroid (85) Io

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Ephemeris

Date       UT      R.A. (J2000) Decl.    Delta     r     El.    Ph.  Mag
2012 10 10 000000 01 05 09.6 +09 11 19   1.289   2.287  177.4   1.2  10.1
2012 10 11 000000 01 04 25.2 +08 59 33   1.290   2.288  178.0   0.9  10.1
2012 10 12 000000 01 03 41.1 +08 47 48   1.292   2.290  178.0   0.9  10.1
2012 10 13 000000 01 02 57.2 +08 36 03   1.294   2.292  177.3   1.2  10.1
2012 10 14 000000 01 02 13.6 +08 24 20   1.297   2.293  176.3   1.6  10.2
2012 10 15 000000 01 01 30.4 +08 12 39   1.300   2.295  175.2   2.1  10.2
2012 10 16 000000 01 00 47.7 +08 01 01   1.303   2.296  174.1   2.6  10.3
2012 10 17 000000 01 00 05.6 +07 49 27   1.306   2.298  172.9   3.1  10.3
2012 10 18 000000 00 59 24.0 +07 37 57   1.309   2.300  171.7   3.6  10.3
2012 10 19 000000 00 58 43.2 +07 26 33   1.313   2.301  170.5   4.1  10.4
2012 10 20 000000 00 58 03.1 +07 15 14   1.317   2.303  169.3   4.6  10.4
2012 10 21 000000 00 57 23.8 +07 04 03   1.322   2.305  168.1   5.1  10.5
2012 10 22 000000 00 56 45.4 +06 52 58   1.326   2.306  166.9   5.6  10.5
2012 10 23 000000 00 56 07.9 +06 42 01   1.331   2.308  165.7   6.1  10.5
2012 10 24 000000 00 55 31.4 +06 31 13   1.336   2.310  164.5   6.6  10.6
2012 10 25 000000 00 54 55.9 +06 20 33   1.342   2.312  163.3   7.1  10.6
2012 10 26 000000 00 54 21.5 +06 10 04   1.347   2.313  162.1   7.6  10.6
2012 10 27 000000 00 53 48.3 +05 59 44   1.353   2.315  160.9   8.1  10.7
2012 10 28 000000 00 53 16.2 +05 49 34   1.359   2.317  159.7   8.5  10.7
2012 10 29 000000 00 52 45.3 +05 39 36   1.365   2.318  158.5   9.0  10.7
2012 10 30 000000 00 52 15.7 +05 29 49   1.372   2.320  157.4   9.5  10.8
2012 10 31 000000 00 51 47.3 +05 20 14   1.379   2.322  156.2   9.9  10.8

Blobrana · L

Asteroid (85) Io is at Opposition at 02:40 GMT, 30th April, 2011.
Magnitude=11.2
Distance to Sun=2.701 AU
Distance to Earth=1.697 AU

Asteroid (85) Io is a large, dark main-belt asteroid of the C spectral class. It is probably a primitive body composed of carbonates. Like 70 Panopaea it orbits within the Eunomia asteroid family but it is not related to the shattered parent body.
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Ephemeris

Date       UT      R.A. (J2000) Decl.    Delta     r     El.    Ph.   V
2011 04 29 000000 14 35 01.9 -09 42 56   1.700   2.704  174.6   2.0  11.2
2011 04 30 000000 14 34 12.0 -09 34 21   1.697   2.702  174.7   2.0  11.2
2011 05 01 000000 14 33 21.9 -09 25 47   1.695   2.700  174.5   2.0  11.2
2011 05 02 000000 14 32 31.7 -09 17 14   1.693   2.698  174.1   2.2  11.2
2011 05 03 000000 14 31 41.5 -09 08 44   1.692   2.696  173.5   2.4  11.2
2011 05 04 000000 14 30 51.3 -09 00 16   1.691   2.694  172.7   2.7  11.2
2011 05 05 000000 14 30 01.2 -08 51 51   1.690   2.692  171.8   3.1  11.2
2011 05 06 000000 14 29 11.3 -08 43 29   1.689   2.690  170.8   3.4  11.2
2011 05 07 000000 14 28 21.5 -08 35 12   1.689   2.688  169.8   3.8  11.2
2011 05 08 000000 14 27 32.1 -08 26 58   1.689   2.686  168.8   4.2  11.3
2011 05 09 000000 14 26 43.0 -08 18 49   1.689   2.684  167.7   4.6  11.3
2011 05 10 000000 14 25 54.2 -08 10 46   1.689   2.682  166.6   5.0  11.3
2011 05 11 000000 14 25 05.9 -08 02 47   1.690   2.680  165.5   5.4  11.3
2011 05 12 000000 14 24 18.2 -07 54 55   1.691   2.678  164.4   5.8  11.4
2011 05 13 000000 14 23 31.0 -07 47 09   1.692   2.676  163.3   6.2  11.4
2011 05 14 000000 14 22 44.4 -07 39 30   1.694   2.674  162.1   6.7  11.4
2011 05 15 000000 14 21 58.5 -07 31 57   1.696   2.672  161.0   7.1  11.4
2011 05 16 000000 14 21 13.2 -07 24 32   1.698   2.670  159.9   7.5  11.4
2011 05 17 000000 14 20 28.8 -07 17 15   1.700   2.668  158.7   7.9  11.5
2011 05 18 000000 14 19 45.1 -07 10 05   1.703   2.666  157.6   8.3  11.5
2011 05 19 000000 14 19 02.3 -07 03 04   1.706   2.664  156.5   8.7  11.5