(41) Daphne
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Jul 2026	12.3	2.092 AU	2.641 AU	11h27m	+06°40'	47.4°	20.9°
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
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   11 27 53.9   +06 40 09     2.641    2.092   47.4   20.9   111   12.3 
2026-07-26 05:00 UT   11 28 18.1   +06 38 28     2.643    2.092   47.3   20.9   110   12.3 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   11 29 50.0   +06 32 04     2.648    2.090   46.9   20.8   110   12.3 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   11 31 46.4   +06 23 55     2.654    2.089   46.5   20.6   110   12.3 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   11 33 43.1   +06 15 41     2.660    2.087   46.0   20.5   110   12.3 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   11 35 40.0   +06 07 23     2.666    2.086   45.6   20.3   110   12.3 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   11 37 37.3   +05 59 02     2.672    2.084   45.1   20.2   110   12.3 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   11 39 34.8   +05 50 36     2.678    2.083   44.7   20.0   110   12.3 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   11 41 32.6   +05 42 06     2.684    2.081   44.2   19.9   110   12.3 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   11 43 30.7   +05 33 32     2.690    2.080   43.8   19.7   110   12.3 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   11 45 29.0   +05 24 55     2.696    2.078   43.3   19.6   110   12.3 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   11 47 27.7   +05 16 13     2.702    2.077   42.9   19.4   110   12.3 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   11 49 26.6   +05 07 28     2.707    2.075   42.5   19.3   109   12.3 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   11 51 25.8   +04 58 40     2.713    2.074   42.0   19.1   109   12.3 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   11 53 25.3   +04 49 48     2.719    2.073   41.6   19.0   109   12.3 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   11 55 25.0   +04 40 52     2.724    2.071   41.2   18.8   109   12.3 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   11 57 25.0   +04 31 54     2.730    2.070   40.7   18.6   109   12.3 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   11 59 25.3   +04 22 52     2.735    2.068   40.3   18.5   109   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.