41 Daphne
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| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
|---|---|
| Orbit type | Main belt |
| Semimajor axis | 2.765 AU |
| Perihelion distance | 2.014 AU |
| Aphelion distance | 3.516 AU |
| Orbital period | 4.60 years |
| Inclination | 15.77° |
| Eccentricity | 0.272 |
| Physical characteristics [1] | |
| Diameter | 174 km |
| Rotation period [3] | 5.988 hours |
| Spectral class | C |
| Abs. magnitude | 7.12 |
| Albedo [4] | 0.083 |
| History [2] | |
| Discoverer | H. Goldschmidt, 1856 |
41 Daphne (daf'-nee ()) is a large Main belt asteroid. This dark-surfaced body is likely composed of primitive carbonaceous chondrites.
It was discovered by H. Goldschmidt on May 22, 1856 and named after Daphne, the nymph in Greek mythology who was turned into a laurel tree.
Daphne has been observed to occult stars three times (all in 1990s).
Daphnean lightcurves suggest that the asteroid is irregular in shape.
Aspects
| Stationary, than retrograde | Opposition | Distance at opposition | Brightness at opposition | Stationary, than prograde | |
| 19. March 2005 | 28. August 2005 | 21. October 2005 | 2,49018 AE | 12,1 mag | 19. December 2005 |
| 15. May 2006 | 24. October 2006 | 17. December 2006 | 2,28098 AE | 12,0 mag | 11. February 2007 |
| 31. July 2007 | 16. March 2008 | 13. April 2008 | 1,04117 AE | 9,3 mag | 21. May 2008 |
| 25. January 2009 | 23. July 2009 | 16. September 2009 | 2,06729 AE | 11,3 mag | 4. November 2009 |
| 13. April 2010 | 20. September 2010 | 12. November 2010 | 2,55188 AE | 12,3 mag | 11. January 2011 |
| 10. June 2011 | 28. November 2011 | 19. January 2012 | 1,82121 AE | 11,2 mag | 7. March 2012 |
| 30. September 2012 | 28. May 2013 | 15. July 2013 | 1,34059 AE | 10,3 mag | 24. August 2013 |
| 6. March 2014 | 19. August 2014 | 12. October 2014 | 2,40112 AE | 12,0 mag | 7. December 2014 |
| 5. May 2015 | 13. October 2015 | 6. December 2015 | 2,41166 AE | 12,2 mag | 2. February 2016 |
| 12. July 2016 | 30. January 2017 | 9. March 2017 | 1,20671 AE | 9,5 mag | 16. April 2017 |
| 28. December 2017 | 10. July 2018 | 2. September 2018 | 1,86596 AE | 11,1 mag | 17. October 2018 |
| 3. April 2019 | 10. September 2019 | 3. November 2019 | 2,54874 AE | 12,3 mag | 1. January 2020 |
| 29. May 2020 | 10. November 2020 | 2. January 2021 | 2,05288 AE | 11,6 mag | 24. February 2021 |
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