(1981) Midas
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	11 Jun 2026	21.1	2.871 AU	3.711 AU	04h34m	+51°27'	29.5°	10.0°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of Midas are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6504956
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.7762715
            i (Inclination)                 : 39.82339
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 356.79391
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 267.84424
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 65.34754
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 83.98793
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -39.78958
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.37            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   04 34 54.9   +51 27 34     3.711    2.871   29.5   10.0   341   21.1 
2026-06-11 13:02 UT   04 36 06.8   +51 30 19     3.711    2.872   29.5   10.0   340   21.1 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   04 37 07.4   +51 32 37     3.712    2.873   29.6   10.1   340   21.1 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   04 39 20.0   +51 37 38     3.712    2.874   29.7   10.1   339   21.1 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   04 41 32.9   +51 42 37     3.712    2.876   29.8   10.1   338   21.1 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   04 43 45.9   +51 47 33     3.712    2.878   30.0   10.2   337   21.1 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   04 45 59.1   +51 52 27     3.712    2.879   30.1   10.2   337   21.1 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   04 48 12.4   +51 57 18     3.712    2.881   30.3   10.2   336   21.1 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   04 50 26.0   +52 02 08     3.711    2.882   30.5   10.3   335   21.1 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   04 52 39.6   +52 06 54     3.711    2.884   30.6   10.3   334   21.1 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   04 54 53.4   +52 11 39     3.710    2.885   30.8   10.4   333   21.1 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   04 57 07.4   +52 16 21     3.709    2.887   31.0   10.5   333   21.1 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   04 59 21.4   +52 21 01     3.708    2.888   31.2   10.5   332   21.1 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   05 01 35.6   +52 25 38     3.707    2.889   31.4   10.6   331   21.1 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   05 03 50.0   +52 30 13     3.706    2.891   31.7   10.6   330   21.1 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   05 06 04.4   +52 34 46     3.705    2.892   31.9   10.7   330   21.1 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   05 08 19.0   +52 39 16     3.703    2.893   32.1   10.8   329   21.1 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   05 10 33.7   +52 43 44     3.702    2.895   32.4   10.8   328   21.1 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   05 12 48.4   +52 48 09     3.700    2.896   32.6   10.9   328   21.1 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   05 15 03.3   +52 52 32     3.698    2.897   32.9   11.0   327   21.1 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   05 17 18.3   +52 56 53     3.696    2.899   33.1   11.1   326   21.1 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   05 19 33.4   +53 01 11     3.694    2.900   33.4   11.1   326   21.1 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   05 21 48.6   +53 05 27     3.691    2.901   33.7   11.2   325   21.1 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   05 24 03.9   +53 09 41     3.689    2.902   34.0   11.3   324   21.1 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   05 26 19.2   +53 13 53     3.686    2.903   34.3   11.4   324   21.1 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   05 28 34.6   +53 18 02     3.683    2.904   34.6   11.5   323   21.1 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.