(1981) Midas
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Oct 2026	20.8	2.900 AU	2.817 AU	09h03m	+60°08'	84.7°	20.0°

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)                : 0.6504315
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.7762319
            i (Inclination)                 : 39.82206
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 356.78899
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 267.84526
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 148.63266
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 83.98439
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -39.78829
            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
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   09 03 28.6   +60 08 07     2.817    2.900   84.7   20.0   297   20.8 
2026-10-15 20:38 UT   09 04 56.1   +60 14 05     2.807    2.899   85.2   20.0   297   20.8 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   09 05 10.3   +60 15 04     2.805    2.899   85.3   20.0   297   20.8 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   09 06 51.1   +60 22 09     2.793    2.898   85.9   20.1   296   20.8 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   09 08 30.9   +60 29 22     2.781    2.897   86.5   20.1   296   20.8 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   09 10 09.8   +60 36 44     2.769    2.895   87.1   20.1   296   20.8 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   09 11 47.6   +60 44 15     2.757    2.894   87.8   20.1   295   20.8 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   09 13 24.4   +60 51 54     2.745    2.893   88.4   20.1   295   20.8 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   09 15 00.2   +60 59 42     2.733    2.892   89.0   20.1   295   20.8 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   09 16 35.0   +61 07 39     2.721    2.890   89.6   20.1   295   20.8 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   09 18 08.6   +61 15 45     2.709    2.889   90.2   20.1   294   20.8 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   09 19 41.1   +61 24 00     2.697    2.887   90.8   20.1   294   20.7 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   09 21 12.5   +61 32 25     2.685    2.886   91.4   20.1   294   20.7 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   09 22 42.7   +61 40 59     2.673    2.885   92.1   20.1   293   20.7 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   09 24 11.7   +61 49 43     2.661    2.883   92.7   20.1   293   20.7 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   09 25 39.5   +61 58 37     2.649    2.882   93.3   20.1   292   20.7 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   09 27 06.0   +62 07 40     2.637    2.880   93.9   20.1   292   20.7 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   09 28 31.1   +62 16 54     2.625    2.879   94.5   20.1   292   20.7 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   09 29 55.0   +62 26 18     2.613    2.877   95.1   20.1   291   20.7 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   09 31 17.4   +62 35 52     2.601    2.875   95.8   20.1   291   20.7 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   09 32 38.4   +62 45 37     2.589    2.874   96.4   20.1   290   20.6 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   09 33 57.8   +62 55 32     2.577    2.872   97.0   20.0   290   20.6 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   09 35 15.8   +63 05 38     2.566    2.870   97.6   20.0   289   20.6 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   09 36 32.1   +63 15 55     2.554    2.869   98.2   20.0   289   20.6 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   09 37 46.8   +63 26 22     2.542    2.867   98.8   20.0   288   20.6 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   09 38 59.8   +63 37 01     2.531    2.865   99.5   19.9   288   20.6 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   09 40 11.0   +63 47 50     2.519    2.864  100.1   19.9   287   20.6 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   09 41 20.4   +63 58 50     2.508    2.862  100.7   19.9   287   20.6 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   09 42 27.9   +64 10 01     2.496    2.860  101.3   19.8   286   20.5 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   09 43 33.4   +64 21 22     2.485    2.858  101.9   19.8   286   20.5 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   09 44 37.0   +64 32 55     2.474    2.856  102.5   19.8   285   20.5 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   09 45 38.4   +64 44 38     2.462    2.855  103.1   19.7   285   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.