(41) Daphne
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	3 Feb 2026	11.1	2.517 AU	1.563 AU	09h23m	-01°25'	161.3°	7.2°
Opposition	10 Feb 2026	11.0	2.495 AU	1.530 AU	09h17m	-00°24'	164.6°	6.0°

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)                : 0.2704420
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7686580
            i (Inclination)                 : 15.72829
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 177.61962
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 46.91596
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 288.43727
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 223.44367
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 11.41891
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.61            
        

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
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   09 23 20.8   -01 25 58     1.563    2.517  161.3    7.2   346   11.1 
2026-02-03 02:34 UT   09 23 15.5   -01 25 11     1.562    2.516  161.4    7.2   347   11.1 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   09 22 31.7   -01 18 33     1.558    2.514  162.0    7.0   350   11.1 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   09 21 42.1   -01 10 53     1.553    2.511  162.6    6.7   353   11.0 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   09 20 52.2   -01 02 60     1.548    2.508  163.1    6.5   357   11.0 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   09 20 01.9   +00 54 52     1.543    2.505  163.6    6.4     1   11.0 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   09 19 11.3   +00 46 31     1.539    2.502  164.0    6.2     5   11.0 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   09 18 20.5   +00 37 56     1.535    2.499  164.3    6.1    10   11.0 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   09 17 29.5   +00 29 08     1.531    2.496  164.5    6.1    14   11.0 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   09 16 38.5   +00 20 08     1.528    2.493  164.6    6.0    19   11.0 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   09 15 47.4   +00 10 56     1.525    2.490  164.6    6.0    24   11.0 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   09 14 56.5   +00 01 32     1.522    2.488  164.5    6.1    28   10.9 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   09 14 05.6   +00 08 03     1.520    2.485  164.3    6.2    33   10.9 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   09 13 15.0   +00 17 48     1.517    2.482  164.1    6.3    38   10.9 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   09 12 24.7   +00 27 44     1.515    2.479  163.7    6.4    42   10.9 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   09 11 34.7   +00 37 50     1.514    2.476  163.2    6.6    46   10.9 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   09 10 45.1   +00 48 04     1.512    2.473  162.7    6.8    50   11.0 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   09 09 56.1   +00 58 27     1.511    2.470  162.1    7.1    53   11.0 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   09 09 07.6   +01 08 58     1.510    2.467  161.5    7.3    57   11.0 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   09 08 19.7   +01 19 36     1.509    2.465  160.7    7.6    60   11.0 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   09 07 32.6   +01 30 21     1.509    2.462  160.0    7.9    63   11.0 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   09 06 46.2   +01 41 12     1.509    2.459  159.2    8.2    66   11.0 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   09 06 00.7   +01 52 09     1.509    2.456  158.3    8.6    68   11.0 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   09 05 16.1   +02 03 10     1.510    2.453  157.4    8.9    70   11.0 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   09 04 32.5   +02 14 16     1.510    2.450  156.5    9.3    73   11.0 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   09 03 49.9   +02 25 25     1.511    2.447  155.6    9.6    75   11.1 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   09 03 08.3   +02 36 37     1.512    2.445  154.7   10.0    76   11.1 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   09 02 27.9   +02 47 52     1.514    2.442  153.7   10.4    78   11.1 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   09 01 48.7   +02 59 09     1.516    2.439  152.7   10.7    80   11.1 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   09 01 10.7   +03 10 27     1.518    2.436  151.7   11.1    81   11.1 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   09 00 34.0   +03 21 47     1.520    2.433  150.7   11.5    82   11.1 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   08 59 58.6   +03 33 06     1.522    2.430  149.7   11.9    84   11.1 

    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.