(41) Daphne Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 May 1856 by H. Goldschmidt at Paris.
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Where Daphne is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Daphne is 2.02 au from the Sun and 2.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 41 |
| Provisional designation | A856 KA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 205 km (#26 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0590 |
| Rotation period | 5.99 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 7.58 |
| Orbital period | 4.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 3.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.270 |
| Inclination | 15.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by H. Goldschmidt
- (21) Lutetia
- (32) Pomona
- (36) Atalante
- (40) Harmonia
- (44) Nysa
- (45) Eugenia
- (48) Doris
- (49) Pales
- (52) Europa
- (54) Alexandra
- (56) Melete
- (61) Danae
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