(511) Davida |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 26 Apr 2024 | 12.4 | 3.019 AU | 3.832 AU | 00h42m | -08°08' | 31.4° | 10.0° |
Opposition | 31 Oct 2024 | 10.4 | 2.701 AU | 1.760 AU | 02h53m | -07°48' | 156.7° | 8.4° |
(511) Davida - 2024-04-26
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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) : 0.1889720
a (Semimajor axis) : 3.1612820
i (Inclination) : 15.94369
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 107.58203
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 337.10143
M (Mean anomaly) : 254.67381
Epoch : 2023 Sep 13
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 85.47805
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -6.13567
P (Orbital period in years) : 5.62
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.
A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.
Ephemerides:
Date Time RA (2000) DEC (2000) delta radius elong phase PA magn
2024-04-26 00:00 UT 00 42 59.5 -08 08 43 3.832 3.019 31.4 10.0 227 12.4
2024-04-26 16:05 UT 00 43 57.6 -08 03 53 3.827 3.018 31.7 10.1 227 12.4
2024-04-27 00:00 UT 00 44 26.2 -08 01 31 3.824 3.017 31.9 10.2 227 12.4
2024-04-28 00:00 UT 00 45 52.7 -07 54 22 3.816 3.015 32.5 10.3 227 12.4
2024-04-29 00:00 UT 00 47 19.3 -07 47 15 3.807 3.013 33.0 10.5 228 12.4
2024-04-30 00:00 UT 00 48 45.7 -07 40 10 3.799 3.011 33.6 10.7 228 12.4
2024-05-01 00:00 UT 00 50 12.1 -07 33 08 3.790 3.010 34.1 10.8 229 12.4
2024-05-02 00:00 UT 00 51 38.4 -07 26 09 3.781 3.008 34.7 11.0 229 12.4
2024-05-03 00:00 UT 00 53 04.6 -07 19 12 3.772 3.006 35.3 11.2 229 12.4
2024-05-04 00:00 UT 00 54 30.8 -07 12 19 3.763 3.004 35.8 11.3 230 12.4
2024-05-05 00:00 UT 00 55 56.8 -07 05 28 3.754 3.002 36.4 11.5 230 12.4
2024-05-06 00:00 UT 00 57 22.8 -06 58 40 3.745 3.000 36.9 11.7 230 12.4
2024-05-07 00:00 UT 00 58 48.7 -06 51 54 3.735 2.998 37.5 11.8 231 12.4
2024-05-08 00:00 UT 01 00 14.5 -06 45 12 3.726 2.997 38.1 12.0 231 12.4
2024-05-09 00:00 UT 01 01 40.1 -06 38 33 3.716 2.995 38.6 12.1 231 12.4
2024-05-10 00:00 UT 01 03 05.7 -06 31 57 3.707 2.993 39.2 12.3 232 12.4
2024-05-11 00:00 UT 01 04 31.2 -06 25 25 3.697 2.991 39.8 12.5 232 12.4
2024-05-12 00:00 UT 01 05 56.6 -06 18 55 3.687 2.989 40.3 12.6 232 12.4
2024-05-13 00:00 UT 01 07 21.8 -06 12 29 3.677 2.987 40.9 12.8 232 12.4
2024-05-14 00:00 UT 01 08 46.9 -06 06 06 3.667 2.986 41.5 13.0 233 12.4
2024-05-15 00:00 UT 01 10 11.9 -05 59 46 3.657 2.984 42.0 13.1 233 12.4
2024-05-16 00:00 UT 01 11 36.8 -05 53 30 3.646 2.982 42.6 13.3 233 12.4
2024-05-17 00:00 UT 01 13 01.6 -05 47 18 3.636 2.980 43.2 13.4 234 12.4
2024-05-18 00:00 UT 01 14 26.2 -05 41 08 3.626 2.978 43.7 13.6 234 12.4
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.