(511) Davida
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	11 Feb 2026	10.6	2.854 AU	1.918 AU	11h02m	+24°30'	157.3°	7.7°
Opposition	23 Feb 2026	10.6	2.876 AU	1.918 AU	10h54m	+26°22'	162.2°	6.1°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of Davida are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1896285
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.1636191
            i (Inclination)                 : 15.95005
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 107.55546
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 336.66694
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 35.24756
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 85.02943
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -6.24852
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 5.63            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   11 02 58.0   +24 30 06     1.918    2.854  157.3    7.7   247   10.6 
2026-02-11 09:16 UT   11 02 43.2   +24 33 51     1.917    2.855  157.6    7.6   246   10.6 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   11 02 19.4   +24 39 46     1.916    2.856  158.0    7.4   244   10.6 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   11 01 39.9   +24 49 21     1.915    2.857  158.7    7.2   242   10.6 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   11 00 59.4   +24 58 51     1.914    2.859  159.3    7.0   239   10.6 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   11 00 18.1   +25 08 15     1.913    2.861  159.9    6.8   235   10.6 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   10 59 36.1   +25 17 32     1.913    2.863  160.4    6.6   232   10.6 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   10 58 53.2   +25 26 42     1.912    2.864  160.9    6.5   229   10.6 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   10 58 09.7   +25 35 45     1.912    2.866  161.3    6.4   225   10.6 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   10 57 25.6   +25 44 40     1.913    2.868  161.6    6.2   221   10.6 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   10 56 40.9   +25 53 26     1.913    2.870  161.9    6.2   218   10.6 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   10 55 55.7   +26 02 03     1.914    2.871  162.0    6.1   214   10.6 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   10 55 10.0   +26 10 30     1.916    2.873  162.1    6.1   210   10.6 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   10 54 23.9   +26 18 47     1.917    2.875  162.2    6.0   206   10.6 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   10 53 37.6   +26 26 54     1.919    2.877  162.1    6.1   201   10.6 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   10 52 50.9   +26 34 50     1.921    2.878  162.0    6.1   197   10.6 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   10 52 04.1   +26 42 35     1.923    2.880  161.8    6.2   194   10.6 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   10 51 17.1   +26 50 08     1.926    2.882  161.5    6.3   190   10.6 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   10 50 30.0   +26 57 29     1.929    2.884  161.1    6.4   186   10.6 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   10 49 42.9   +27 04 38     1.932    2.886  160.7    6.5   183   10.6 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   10 48 55.9   +27 11 34     1.935    2.887  160.2    6.7   179   10.6 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   10 48 08.9   +27 18 17     1.939    2.889  159.7    6.8   176   10.7 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   10 47 22.1   +27 24 47     1.943    2.891  159.1    7.0   173   10.7 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   10 46 35.5   +27 31 04     1.947    2.893  158.5    7.2   170   10.7 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   10 45 49.1   +27 37 07     1.952    2.895  157.8    7.4   167   10.7 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   10 45 03.1   +27 42 56     1.957    2.896  157.1    7.7   165   10.7 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   10 44 17.4   +27 48 32     1.962    2.898  156.3    7.9   162   10.7 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   10 43 32.2   +27 53 53     1.967    2.900  155.6    8.1   160   10.8 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   10 42 47.5   +27 58 60     1.972    2.902  154.8    8.4   158   10.8 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   10 42 03.3   +28 03 52     1.978    2.904  153.9    8.6   156   10.8 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   10 41 19.7   +28 08 30     1.984    2.905  153.1    8.9   154   10.8 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   10 40 36.7   +28 12 53     1.991    2.907  152.2    9.2   152   10.8 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.