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41 Daphne () is a large 174km main-belt asteroid.[1] This dark-surfaced body is probably 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. In 1999, Daphne occulted three stars, and on July 2, 1999 produced eleven chords indicating an ellipsoid of 213 160 km.[2] Daphnean lightcurves also suggest that the asteroid is irregular in shape. Daphne was observed by Arecibo radar in April 2008.[3][4] Satellite 41 Daphne has at least one satellite, named S/2008 (41) 1.[5] It was identified on March 28, 2008, and has a projected separation of 443 km, an orbital period of approximately 1.1 days,[6] and an estimated diameter of less than 2 km. If these preliminary observations hold up, this binary system has the most extreme size ratio known.[7] References External links als:(41) Daphne ast:41 Daphne ca:(41) Daphne de:(41) Daphne el:41 es:(41) Dafne eo:41 Dafno eu:41 Dafne fa: fr:(41) Daphn it:41 Daphne la:41 Daphne hu:41 Daphne nl:Daphne (planeto de) ja: ( ) no:41 Daphne nn:41 Daphne pl:41 Daphne pt:41 Daphne ru:(41) sk:41 Daphne sl:41 Dafna sr:41 fi:41 Daphne sv:41 Daphne tl:41 Daphne tr:41 Defne (g kta ) uk:41 vec:Lista de asteroidi vi:41 Daphne yo:41 Daphne zh:
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