(1981) Midas
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Jul 2026	21.1	2.909 AU	3.671 AU	05h37m	+53°34'	35.9°	11.8°

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
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   05 37 37.0   +53 34 17     3.671    2.909   35.9   11.8   321   21.1 
2026-07-09 16:03 UT   05 39 07.8   +53 36 57     3.669    2.909   36.1   11.9   321   21.1 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   05 39 52.8   +53 38 15     3.668    2.910   36.2   11.9   321   21.1 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   05 42 08.6   +53 42 12     3.664    2.911   36.5   12.0   320   21.1 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   05 44 24.4   +53 46 06     3.660    2.912   36.9   12.1   320   21.1 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   05 46 40.2   +53 49 58     3.656    2.913   37.2   12.2   319   21.1 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   05 48 56.1   +53 53 48     3.652    2.913   37.6   12.3   319   21.2 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   05 51 11.9   +53 57 37     3.648    2.914   37.9   12.4   318   21.2 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   05 53 27.8   +54 01 23     3.644    2.915   38.3   12.5   318   21.2 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   05 55 43.6   +54 05 07     3.640    2.916   38.7   12.6   317   21.2 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   05 57 59.5   +54 08 50     3.635    2.917   39.0   12.7   317   21.2 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   06 00 15.3   +54 12 31     3.630    2.918   39.4   12.8   316   21.2 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   06 02 31.0   +54 16 10     3.626    2.918   39.8   12.9   316   21.2 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   06 04 46.8   +54 19 47     3.621    2.919   40.2   13.0   316   21.2 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   06 07 02.4   +54 23 23     3.616    2.920   40.6   13.1   315   21.2 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   06 09 18.1   +54 26 57     3.611    2.921   41.0   13.2   315   21.2 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   06 11 33.6   +54 30 29     3.605    2.921   41.4   13.3   315   21.2 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   06 13 49.1   +54 33 60     3.600    2.922   41.8   13.4   314   21.2 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   06 16 04.6   +54 37 29     3.594    2.923   42.2   13.5   314   21.2 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   06 18 19.9   +54 40 56     3.589    2.923   42.6   13.6   313   21.2 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   06 20 35.2   +54 44 23     3.583    2.924   43.0   13.7   313   21.2 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   06 22 50.4   +54 47 48     3.577    2.925   43.5   13.8   313   21.2 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   06 25 05.5   +54 51 11     3.571    2.925   43.9   13.9   313   21.2 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   06 27 20.5   +54 54 33     3.565    2.926   44.3   14.0   312   21.2 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   06 29 35.4   +54 57 54     3.558    2.926   44.7   14.1   312   21.2 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   06 31 50.2   +55 01 14     3.552    2.927   45.2   14.2   312   21.2 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   06 34 04.9   +55 04 33     3.546    2.927   45.6   14.3   311   21.2 

    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.