(41) Daphne
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	7 Nov 2025	13.0	2.769 AU	2.701 AU	09h16m	+01°22'	83.5°	20.8°
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
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   09 16 51.9   +01 22 21     2.701    2.769   83.5   20.8   286   13.0 
2025-11-07 00:01 UT   09 16 51.9   +01 22 20     2.701    2.769   83.5   20.8   286   13.0 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   09 17 45.9   +01 15 31     2.685    2.767   84.2   20.9   287   13.0 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   09 18 39.2   +01 08 43     2.669    2.764   84.9   20.9   287   12.9 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   09 19 31.8   +01 01 57     2.653    2.761   85.7   21.0   287   12.9 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   09 20 23.5   +00 55 12     2.637    2.758   86.4   21.0   287   12.9 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   09 21 14.4   +00 48 29     2.621    2.755   87.1   21.0   288   12.9 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   09 22 04.5   +00 41 47     2.605    2.753   87.9   21.1   288   12.9 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   09 22 53.8   +00 35 08     2.589    2.750   88.6   21.1   288   12.9 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   09 23 42.2   +00 28 31     2.573    2.747   89.4   21.1   288   12.9 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   09 24 29.7   +00 21 56     2.557    2.744   90.1   21.1   289   12.8 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   09 25 16.3   +00 15 24     2.541    2.741   90.9   21.1   289   12.8 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   09 26 02.1   +00 08 54     2.526    2.738   91.6   21.2   289   12.8 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   09 26 46.9   +00 02 28     2.510    2.736   92.4   21.2   289   12.8 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   09 27 30.8   +00 03 56     2.494    2.733   93.2   21.2   290   12.8 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   09 28 13.7   +00 10 17     2.478    2.730   94.0   21.2   290   12.8 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   09 28 55.7   +00 16 34     2.462    2.727   94.7   21.2   290   12.8 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   09 29 36.7   +00 22 47     2.446    2.724   95.5   21.2   290   12.7 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   09 30 16.7   +00 28 57     2.430    2.721   96.3   21.1   291   12.7 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   09 30 55.7   +00 35 03     2.414    2.719   97.1   21.1   291   12.7 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   09 31 33.6   +00 41 06     2.398    2.716   97.9   21.1   291   12.7 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   09 32 10.6   +00 47 03     2.382    2.713   98.7   21.1   291   12.7 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   09 32 46.4   +00 52 57     2.367    2.710   99.5   21.0   292   12.6 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   09 33 21.2   +00 58 46     2.351    2.707  100.3   21.0   292   12.6 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   09 33 55.0   -01 04 30     2.335    2.704  101.1   21.0   292   12.6 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   09 34 27.6   -01 10 09     2.320    2.702  101.9   20.9   293   12.6 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   09 34 59.1   -01 15 43     2.304    2.699  102.8   20.9   293   12.6 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   09 35 29.5   -01 21 12     2.288    2.696  103.6   20.8   293   12.6 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   09 35 58.8   -01 26 35     2.273    2.693  104.4   20.8   293   12.5 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   09 36 26.9   -01 31 53     2.257    2.690  105.2   20.7   294   12.5 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   09 36 53.9   -01 37 04     2.242    2.687  106.1   20.6   294   12.5 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   09 37 19.6   -01 42 10     2.227    2.684  106.9   20.6   294   12.5 

    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.