TL;DR: Davida is the fifth-largest asteroid in the main belt. Its carbonaceous composition suggests water-bearing minerals, but its distance makes it a longer-term mining target. Adaptive optics imaging reve
Davida is the fifth-largest asteroid in the main belt. Its carbonaceous composition suggests water-bearing minerals, but its distance makes it a longer-term mining target. Adaptive optics imaging reveals an irregular shape.
Type
C-type (carbonaceous)
Composition
Carbonaceous; one of the largest main belt asteroids; hydrated minerals likely
Orbit
3.17 AU (main belt), period 5.64 years
Mining Potential
Low-Medium - large but distant; carbonaceous composition
Mission
No dedicated mission; adaptive optics imaging only