(511) Davida |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 3 Jan 2025 | 11.2 | 2.625 AU | 2.125 AU | 02h25m | -02°33' | 109.7° | 20.6° |
Opposition | 23 Feb 2026 | 10.6 | 2.873 AU | 1.915 AU | 10h54m | +26°21' | 162.1° | 6.1° |
(511) Davida - 2025-01-03
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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) : 0.1893655
a (Semimajor axis) : 3.1628265
i (Inclination) : 15.94340
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 107.57087
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 337.01039
M (Mean anomaly) : 324.92855
Epoch : 2024 Oct 17
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 85.37831
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -6.15872
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
2025-01-03 00:00 UT 02 25 09.1 -02 33 43 2.125 2.625 109.7 20.6 65 11.2
2025-01-03 01:28 UT 02 25 10.0 -02 33 06 2.125 2.625 109.7 20.6 65 11.2
2025-01-04 00:00 UT 02 25 24.2 -02 23 26 2.136 2.624 108.9 20.8 65 11.2
2025-01-05 00:00 UT 02 25 40.7 -02 13 04 2.146 2.623 108.1 20.9 65 11.2
2025-01-06 00:00 UT 02 25 58.6 -02 02 37 2.157 2.623 107.2 21.0 66 11.2
2025-01-07 00:00 UT 02 26 18.0 -01 52 06 2.169 2.622 106.4 21.1 66 11.2
2025-01-08 00:00 UT 02 26 38.7 -01 41 30 2.180 2.621 105.6 21.2 66 11.2
2025-01-09 00:00 UT 02 27 00.8 -01 30 50 2.191 2.620 104.7 21.3 67 11.2
2025-01-10 00:00 UT 02 27 24.4 -01 20 07 2.202 2.619 103.9 21.4 67 11.2
2025-01-11 00:00 UT 02 27 49.2 -01 09 20 2.213 2.618 103.1 21.5 67 11.3
2025-01-12 00:00 UT 02 28 15.5 +00 58 29 2.225 2.617 102.3 21.5 68 11.3
2025-01-13 00:00 UT 02 28 43.0 +00 47 35 2.236 2.616 101.5 21.6 68 11.3
2025-01-14 00:00 UT 02 29 11.9 +00 36 38 2.248 2.615 100.7 21.7 68 11.3
2025-01-15 00:00 UT 02 29 42.1 +00 25 38 2.259 2.614 99.9 21.8 68 11.3
2025-01-16 00:00 UT 02 30 13.5 +00 14 36 2.271 2.613 99.1 21.8 69 11.3
2025-01-17 00:00 UT 02 30 46.3 +00 03 30 2.283 2.612 98.3 21.9 69 11.3
2025-01-18 00:00 UT 02 31 20.3 +00 07 37 2.294 2.612 97.5 21.9 69 11.3
2025-01-19 00:00 UT 02 31 55.5 +00 18 48 2.306 2.611 96.7 22.0 69 11.4
2025-01-20 00:00 UT 02 32 32.0 +00 29 60 2.318 2.610 95.9 22.0 70 11.4
2025-01-21 00:00 UT 02 33 09.7 +00 41 14 2.330 2.609 95.2 22.1 70 11.4
2025-01-22 00:00 UT 02 33 48.6 +00 52 30 2.341 2.608 94.4 22.1 70 11.4
2025-01-23 00:00 UT 02 34 28.7 +01 03 48 2.353 2.607 93.6 22.1 71 11.4
2025-01-24 00:00 UT 02 35 10.0 +01 15 07 2.365 2.607 92.8 22.2 71 11.4
2025-01-25 00:00 UT 02 35 52.5 +01 26 28 2.377 2.606 92.1 22.2 71 11.4
2025-01-26 00:00 UT 02 36 36.1 +01 37 50 2.389 2.605 91.3 22.2 71 11.4
2025-01-27 00:00 UT 02 37 20.9 +01 49 14 2.401 2.604 90.6 22.2 71 11.4
2025-01-28 00:00 UT 02 38 06.8 +02 00 38 2.413 2.603 89.8 22.2 72 11.5
2025-01-29 00:00 UT 02 38 53.8 +02 12 03 2.425 2.602 89.1 22.2 72 11.5
2025-01-30 00:00 UT 02 39 42.0 +02 23 30 2.437 2.602 88.3 22.2 72 11.5
2025-01-31 00:00 UT 02 40 31.2 +02 34 57 2.449 2.601 87.6 22.2 72 11.5
2025-02-01 00:00 UT 02 41 21.5 +02 46 24 2.461 2.600 86.9 22.2 73 11.5
2025-02-02 00:00 UT 02 42 12.9 +02 57 52 2.473 2.599 86.1 22.2 73 11.5
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.