41 Daphne
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by: | Hermann Mayer Salomon Goldschmidt |
| Discovery date: | May 22, 1856 |
| Alternative names: | |
| Minor planet category: | Main belt |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5) | |
| Aphelion distance: | 526.144 Gm (3.517 AU) |
| Perihelion distance: | 301.220 Gm (2.014 AU) |
| Semi-major axis: | 413.682 Gm (2.765 AU) |
| Eccentricity: | 0.272 |
| Orbital period: | 1679.618 d (4.60 a) |
| Avg. orbital speed: | 17.58 km/s |
| Mean anomaly: | 247.500° |
| Inclination: | 15.765° |
| Longitude of ascending node: | 178.159° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 46.239° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions: | 174.0 km |
| Mass: | 5.5×1018 kg |
| Mean density: | ? g/cm³ |
| Equatorial surface gravity: | 0.0486 m/s² |
| Escape velocity: | 0.0920 km/s |
| Rotation period: | ? d |
| Albedo: | 0.083 [1] |
| Temperature: | ~167 K |
| Spectral type: | C |
| Absolute magnitude: | 7.12 |
41 Daphne (IPA: [ˈdæfni]) is a large Main belt asteroid. This dark-surfaced body is likely composed of primitive carbonaceous chondrites. It was discovered by H. Goldschmidt on May 22, 1856 and named after Daphne, the nymph in Greek mythology who was turned into a laurel tree. Daphne has been observed to occult stars three times (all in 1990s). Daphnean lightcurves suggest that the asteroid is irregular in shape.
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