(511) Davida
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 Jan 2026	11.2	2.791 AU	2.142 AU	11h11m	+18°53'	122.0°	17.4°
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
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   11 11 17.7   +18 53 27     2.142    2.791  122.0   17.4   285   11.2 
2026-01-05 08:52 UT   11 11 22.8   +18 56 02     2.139    2.792  122.4   17.3   285   11.2 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   11 11 31.0   +19 00 31     2.133    2.793  123.0   17.2   285   11.2 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   11 11 42.7   +19 07 45     2.124    2.795  124.0   17.0   285   11.2 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   11 11 53.0   +19 15 10     2.114    2.796  124.9   16.8   284   11.2 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   11 12 01.8   +19 22 43     2.105    2.798  125.9   16.5   284   11.1 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   11 12 09.0   +19 30 27     2.096    2.800  126.9   16.3   283   11.1 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   11 12 14.7   +19 38 19     2.088    2.801  127.9   16.1   283   11.1 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   11 12 18.9   +19 46 21     2.079    2.803  128.9   15.9   282   11.1 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   11 12 21.6   +19 54 31     2.071    2.805  129.9   15.6   282   11.1 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   11 12 22.7   +20 02 51     2.062    2.806  130.8   15.4   281   11.1 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   11 12 22.3   +20 11 18     2.054    2.808  131.8   15.1   281   11.1 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   11 12 20.3   +20 19 54     2.046    2.810  132.8   14.9   280   11.0 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   11 12 16.8   +20 28 38     2.039    2.811  133.8   14.6   280   11.0 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   11 12 11.7   +20 37 30     2.031    2.813  134.8   14.4   279   11.0 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   11 12 05.1   +20 46 28     2.024    2.815  135.8   14.1   278   11.0 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   11 11 56.9   +20 55 34     2.017    2.816  136.8   13.8   278   11.0 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   11 11 47.2   +21 04 46     2.010    2.818  137.8   13.6   277   11.0 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   11 11 36.0   +21 14 04     2.003    2.820  138.8   13.3   276   10.9 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   11 11 23.3   +21 23 28     1.997    2.821  139.8   13.0   275   10.9 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   11 11 09.0   +21 32 57     1.990    2.823  140.8   12.7   275   10.9 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   11 10 53.3   +21 42 31     1.984    2.825  141.8   12.4   274   10.9 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   11 10 36.1   +21 52 10     1.978    2.826  142.8   12.1   273   10.9 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   11 10 17.4   +22 01 53     1.973    2.828  143.8   11.9   272   10.9 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   11 09 57.3   +22 11 39     1.967    2.830  144.8   11.6   271   10.8 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   11 09 35.8   +22 21 28     1.962    2.831  145.8   11.3   270   10.8 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   11 09 12.9   +22 31 20     1.957    2.833  146.8   11.0   268   10.8 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   11 08 48.6   +22 41 14     1.953    2.835  147.7   10.7   267   10.8 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   11 08 23.0   +22 51 10     1.948    2.837  148.7   10.4   266   10.8 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   11 07 56.0   +23 01 07     1.944    2.838  149.6   10.1   264   10.8 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   11 07 27.7   +23 11 04     1.940    2.840  150.6    9.8   263   10.8 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   11 06 58.1   +23 21 02     1.936    2.842  151.5    9.5   261   10.7 

    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.