(2645) Daphne Plane Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 August 1976 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.

Where Daphne Plane is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Daphne Plane is 2.57 au from the Sun and 3.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2645
Provisional designation1976 QD
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter15.6 km (#2,994 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0875
Rotation period8.36 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.27
Orbital period3.70 years
Semi-major axis2.39 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.14 – 2.64 au
Eccentricity0.106
Inclination13.8°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.20 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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