(511) Davida
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 Feb 2025	11.5	2.597 AU	2.509 AU	02h44m	+03°32'	84.0°	22.2°
Opposition	23 Feb 2026	10.6	2.873 AU	1.915 AU	10h54m	+26°21'	162.1°	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)                : 0.1893655
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.1628265
            i (Inclination)                 : 15.94340
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 107.57087
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 337.01040
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 324.92855
            Epoch                           : 2024 Oct 17

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 85.37832
            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
2025-02-05 00:00 UT   02 44 53.2   +03 32 16     2.509    2.597   84.0   22.2    73   11.5 
2025-02-05 11:56 UT   02 45 20.7   +03 37 58     2.515    2.597   83.6   22.2    74   11.6 
2025-02-06 00:00 UT   02 45 48.7   +03 43 44     2.521    2.596   83.2   22.2    74   11.6 
2025-02-07 00:00 UT   02 46 45.2   +03 55 12     2.533    2.596   82.5   22.1    74   11.6 
2025-02-08 00:00 UT   02 47 42.6   +04 06 39     2.545    2.595   81.8   22.1    74   11.6 
2025-02-09 00:00 UT   02 48 41.0   +04 18 06     2.557    2.594   81.1   22.1    74   11.6 
2025-02-10 00:00 UT   02 49 40.4   +04 29 33     2.569    2.594   80.4   22.0    75   11.6 
2025-02-11 00:00 UT   02 50 40.7   +04 40 58     2.580    2.593   79.7   22.0    75   11.6 
2025-02-12 00:00 UT   02 51 41.9   +04 52 23     2.592    2.592   79.0   22.0    75   11.6 
2025-02-13 00:00 UT   02 52 44.0   +05 03 48     2.604    2.592   78.3   21.9    75   11.6 
2025-02-14 00:00 UT   02 53 47.0   +05 15 11     2.616    2.591   77.6   21.9    75   11.6 
2025-02-15 00:00 UT   02 54 50.9   +05 26 33     2.628    2.590   76.9   21.8    76   11.6 
2025-02-16 00:00 UT   02 55 55.7   +05 37 54     2.640    2.590   76.3   21.8    76   11.6 
2025-02-17 00:00 UT   02 57 01.3   +05 49 14     2.652    2.589   75.6   21.7    76   11.6 
2025-02-18 00:00 UT   02 58 07.8   +06 00 33     2.663    2.588   74.9   21.6    76   11.7 
2025-02-19 00:00 UT   02 59 15.1   +06 11 50     2.675    2.588   74.2   21.6    76   11.7 
2025-02-20 00:00 UT   03 00 23.3   +06 23 06     2.687    2.587   73.6   21.5    76   11.7 
2025-02-21 00:00 UT   03 01 32.3   +06 34 20     2.699    2.586   72.9   21.4    77   11.7 
2025-02-22 00:00 UT   03 02 42.1   +06 45 33     2.710    2.586   72.2   21.4    77   11.7 
2025-02-23 00:00 UT   03 03 52.7   +06 56 44     2.722    2.585   71.6   21.3    77   11.7 
2025-02-24 00:00 UT   03 05 04.2   +07 07 54     2.733    2.585   70.9   21.2    77   11.7 
2025-02-25 00:00 UT   03 06 16.4   +07 19 01     2.745    2.584   70.2   21.1    77   11.7 
2025-02-26 00:00 UT   03 07 29.4   +07 30 07     2.756    2.583   69.6   21.0    78   11.7 
2025-02-27 00:00 UT   03 08 43.1   +07 41 11     2.768    2.583   68.9   21.0    78   11.7 
2025-02-28 00:00 UT   03 09 57.7   +07 52 13     2.779    2.582   68.3   20.9    78   11.7 
2025-03-01 00:00 UT   03 11 12.9   +08 03 12     2.791    2.582   67.6   20.8    78   11.7 
2025-03-02 00:00 UT   03 12 28.9   +08 14 09     2.802    2.581   67.0   20.7    78   11.7 

    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.