The asteroid 41 Daphne
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From Ashburn (click to change), 41 Daphne is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible at around 19:26 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 36° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:21, 43° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:01, when it sinks to 22° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
41 Daphne
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Magnitude: | 12.25 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 22h09m [1] |
| Declination: | -07°15' [1] |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.76 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.275591 |
| Inclination: | 15.79° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 178.09° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 45.86° |
| Epoch of elements: | 30 June 2018 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 69.90° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.00 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.52 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.58 years |