511 Davida
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511 Davida is a large C-type asteroid in the asteroid belt. It is one of the largest asteroids; approximately tied for 7th place, to within measurement uncertainties, and the 5th or 6th most massive. It was discovered by R. S. Dugan in 1903. Davida is named after David Peck Todd, an astronomy professor at Amherst College.
Physical characteristics
Davida is approximately 270–310 km in diameter and comprises an estimated 1.5% of the total mass of the asteroid belt.[1][2]Template:Efn It is a C-type asteroid, which means that it is dark in colouring with a carbonaceous chondrite composition.
From 2002 to 2007, astronomers at the Keck Observatory used the Keck II telescope, which is fitted with adaptive optics, to photograph Davida. The asteroid is not a dwarf planet: there are at least two promontories and at least one flat facet with 15-km deviations from a best-fit ellipsoid. The facet is presumably a 150-km global-scale crater like the ones seen on 253 Mathilde. Conrad et al. (2007) show that craters of this size "can be expected from the impactor size distribution, without likelihood of catastrophic disruption of Davida."
Mass
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Composition
Davida's ore content is calculated to be large, and tops other asteroids in calculated worth, with 16 Psyche coming second with a large difference in hypothetical worth.[5]
Occultations
There have been 9 occultation events observed since 1987, many of which produced two or three chords.[6] Two examples shown here.
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References
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External links
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- Asteroid occultations, IOTA – International Occultation Timing Association (2011)
- Time lapse photography of Davida
- Al Conrad's research page at Keck
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