(41) Daphne
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	28 Jun 2026	12.3	2.142 AU	2.443 AU	10h36m	+09°50'	60.9°	24.5°
Opposition	12 Aug 2027	11.2	2.615 AU	1.626 AU	21h10m	+00°20'	164.1°	6.1°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of Daphne are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2702470
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7672288
            i (Inclination)                 : 15.73360
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 177.60313
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 47.01764
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 331.15288
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 223.52830
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 11.44192
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.60            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   10 36 00.6   +09 50 51     2.443    2.142   60.9   24.5   111   12.3 
2026-06-28 02:26 UT   10 36 11.3   +09 50 18     2.443    2.142   60.9   24.5   111   12.3 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   10 37 46.5   +09 45 24     2.450    2.140   60.4   24.4   111   12.3 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   10 39 32.9   +09 39 50     2.458    2.138   59.9   24.3   111   12.3 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   10 41 19.7   +09 34 10     2.466    2.136   59.4   24.2   111   12.3 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   10 43 06.9   +09 28 23     2.474    2.134   58.9   24.1   111   12.3 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   10 44 54.6   +09 22 30     2.481    2.132   58.4   24.0   111   12.3 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   10 46 42.6   +09 16 30     2.489    2.130   57.9   23.8   111   12.3 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   10 48 31.1   +09 10 24     2.496    2.128   57.4   23.7   111   12.3 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   10 50 20.0   +09 04 11     2.504    2.127   56.9   23.6   111   12.3 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   10 52 09.3   +08 57 53     2.511    2.125   56.4   23.5   111   12.3 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   10 53 58.9   +08 51 28     2.519    2.123   55.9   23.4   111   12.3 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   10 55 49.0   +08 44 57     2.526    2.121   55.4   23.2   111   12.3 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   10 57 39.4   +08 38 21     2.533    2.119   54.9   23.1   111   12.3 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   10 59 30.2   +08 31 38     2.540    2.117   54.4   23.0   111   12.3 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   11 01 21.4   +08 24 49     2.547    2.116   54.0   22.9   111   12.3 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   11 03 12.9   +08 17 55     2.555    2.114   53.5   22.7   111   12.3 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   11 05 04.9   +08 10 55     2.562    2.112   53.0   22.6   111   12.3 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   11 06 57.1   +08 03 50     2.569    2.110   52.5   22.5   111   12.3 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   11 08 49.7   +07 56 39     2.576    2.108   52.0   22.3   111   12.3 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.