(41) Daphne
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	30 Aug 2026	12.2	2.046 AU	2.827 AU	12h38m	+01°23'	32.3°	15.3°
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)                 : 15.73359
            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)      : 11.44191
            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
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   12 38 18.9   +01 23 23     2.827    2.046   32.3   15.3   105   12.2 
2026-08-30 07:01 UT   12 38 55.5   +01 20 33     2.828    2.046   32.2   15.2   105   12.2 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   12 40 24.2   +01 13 39     2.831    2.045   31.9   15.1   105   12.2 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   12 42 29.7   +01 03 53     2.836    2.044   31.5   15.0   105   12.2 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   12 44 35.5   +00 54 06     2.840    2.043   31.1   14.8   104   12.2 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   12 46 41.4   +00 44 18     2.844    2.042   30.7   14.6   104   12.2 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   12 48 47.7   +00 34 29     2.848    2.041   30.3   14.4   104   12.2 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   12 50 54.2   +00 24 40     2.852    2.041   29.9   14.3   103   12.2 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   12 53 00.9   +00 14 49     2.856    2.040   29.5   14.1   103   12.2 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   12 55 07.9   +00 04 59     2.860    2.039   29.1   13.9   103   12.2 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   12 57 15.1   +00 04 53     2.864    2.038   28.7   13.7   103   12.2 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   12 59 22.6   +00 14 45     2.867    2.037   28.3   13.6   102   12.2 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   13 01 30.3   +00 24 36     2.871    2.036   27.9   13.4   102   12.2 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   13 03 38.3   +00 34 29     2.875    2.036   27.5   13.2   102   12.2 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   13 05 46.5   +00 44 21     2.878    2.035   27.1   13.0   101   12.2 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   13 07 54.9   +00 54 13     2.882    2.034   26.7   12.9   101   12.2 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   13 10 03.6   -01 04 05     2.885    2.033   26.3   12.7   100   12.2 

    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.