(1981) Midas
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 Jan 2026	20.0	2.355 AU	2.216 AU	00h00m	+39°08'	85.6°	24.6°

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
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   00 00 48.0   +39 08 15     2.216    2.355   85.6   24.6    58   20.0 
2026-01-14 09:27 UT   00 01 20.5   +39 08 10     2.223    2.358   85.4   24.6    58   20.0 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   00 02 10.8   +39 08 06     2.233    2.361   85.0   24.5    57   20.0 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   00 03 34.2   +39 08 08     2.250    2.366   84.4   24.4    57   20.0 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   00 04 58.3   +39 08 20     2.266    2.372   83.8   24.4    57   20.1 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   00 06 23.0   +39 08 42     2.283    2.377   83.2   24.3    56   20.1 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   00 07 48.3   +39 09 15     2.300    2.382   82.6   24.2    56   20.1 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   00 09 14.2   +39 09 56     2.316    2.388   82.0   24.1    56   20.1 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   00 10 40.7   +39 10 48     2.333    2.393   81.4   24.0    55   20.1 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   00 12 07.7   +39 11 49     2.349    2.398   80.8   23.9    55   20.2 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   00 13 35.3   +39 12 59     2.366    2.404   80.2   23.8    55   20.2 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   00 15 03.5   +39 14 18     2.382    2.409   79.6   23.7    54   20.2 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   00 16 32.2   +39 15 47     2.399    2.414   79.1   23.6    54   20.2 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   00 18 01.4   +39 17 24     2.415    2.419   78.5   23.5    54   20.2 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   00 19 31.1   +39 19 09     2.431    2.424   77.9   23.4    53   20.2 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   00 21 01.4   +39 21 03     2.448    2.429   77.3   23.3    53   20.3 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   00 22 32.1   +39 23 05     2.464    2.434   76.7   23.2    53   20.3 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   00 24 03.2   +39 25 15     2.480    2.439   76.1   23.1    52   20.3 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   00 25 34.9   +39 27 32     2.496    2.444   75.5   23.0    52   20.3 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   00 27 07.0   +39 29 58     2.512    2.449   75.0   22.9    52   20.3 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   00 28 39.6   +39 32 30     2.528    2.454   74.4   22.8    51   20.3 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   00 30 12.6   +39 35 10     2.544    2.459   73.8   22.6    51   20.3 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   00 31 46.1   +39 37 58     2.560    2.464   73.2   22.5    51   20.4 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   00 33 20.0   +39 40 52     2.576    2.469   72.7   22.4    51   20.4 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   00 34 54.3   +39 43 53     2.592    2.474   72.1   22.3    50   20.4 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   00 36 29.1   +39 47 01     2.607    2.478   71.5   22.2    50   20.4 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   00 38 04.2   +39 50 15     2.623    2.483   71.0   22.1    50   20.4 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   00 39 39.9   +39 53 36     2.639    2.488   70.4   21.9    49   20.4 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   00 41 15.9   +39 57 03     2.654    2.493   69.8   21.8    49   20.4 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   00 42 52.3   +40 00 36     2.669    2.497   69.3   21.7    49   20.5 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   00 44 29.2   +40 04 16     2.685    2.502   68.7   21.6    48   20.5 

    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.