(41) Daphne

(41) Daphne is an asteroid belonging to the asteroid belt discovered on May 22, 1856 by Hermann Mayer Salomon Goldschmidt from Paris, France. It is named after Daphne, a character from Greek mythology.

Orbital characteristics

Daphne is located at an average distance of 2.76 AU from the Sun, being able to move up to 3.52 AU and get closer to 2 AU. Its eccentricity is 0.2753 and the orbital inclination is 15.8°. It takes 1675 days to complete an orbit around the Sun.