[1] It is a dark-surfaced body 174 km in diameter is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous chondrites.

[8] 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.

Incorrect orbital calculations initially resulted in 56 Melete being mistaken for a second sighting of Daphne.

[10] In 1999, Daphne occulted three stars, and on July 2, 1999, produced eleven chords indicating an ellipsoid of 213×160 km.

If these preliminary observations hold up, this binary system has the most extreme size ratio known.