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**41 Daphne**
Orbital characteristics ^{1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)}
Orbit type	Main belt
Semimajor axis	2.765 AU
Perihelion distance	2.014 AU
Aphelion distance	3.516 AU
Orbital period	4.60 years
Inclination	15.77�
Eccentricity	0.272
Physical characteristics ^{1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)}
Diameter	174 km
Rotation period ^{3 (http://charlie.psi.edu/pds/)}	5.988 hours
Spectral class	C
Abs. magnitude	7.12
Albedo ^{4 (http://dorothy.as.arizona.edu/DSN/IRAS/index_iras.html)}	0.083
History ^{2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html)}
Discoverer	H. Goldschmidt, 1856

41 Daphne 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).

Lightcurve from the asteroid suggests that the asteroid is irregular in shape.

Categories: Astronomy stubs | Main Belt asteroids

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41 Daphne - definition of 41 Daphne in Encyclopedia (108 words)
	41 Daphne is a large Main belt asteroid.
	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).

Encyclopedia: Daphne (1033 words)
	Daphne prayed to the river god Peneus to help her and he changed her into a Lauraceae tree, which became sacred to Apollo.
	Daphne is also a genus of shrubs in the plant family Thymelaeaceae, noted for their scented flowers and poisonous berries.
	Daphne is a genus of about 50 species of deciduous and evergreen shrubs in the plant family Thymelaeaceae, noted for their scented flowers and poisonous berries.

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