(1981) Midas
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	28 May 2026	21.0	2.846 AU	3.689 AU	04h04m	+50°12'	29.0°	9.9°

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
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   04 04 22.3   +50 12 56     3.689    2.846   29.0    9.9   353   21.0 
2026-05-28 13:02 UT   04 05 32.6   +50 15 57     3.691    2.847   29.0    9.9   353   21.0 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   04 06 31.7   +50 18 30     3.692    2.848   28.9    9.9   353   21.0 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   04 08 41.4   +50 24 02     3.694    2.850   28.9    9.9   352   21.0 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   04 10 51.3   +50 29 32     3.696    2.851   28.9    9.9   351   21.0 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   04 13 01.5   +50 34 59     3.698    2.853   28.9    9.9   350   21.0 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   04 15 11.8   +50 40 25     3.700    2.855   28.9    9.9   349   21.0 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   04 17 22.4   +50 45 48     3.702    2.857   28.9    9.9   348   21.0 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   04 19 33.2   +50 51 09     3.704    2.859   29.0    9.9   347   21.0 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   04 21 44.3   +50 56 28     3.705    2.861   29.0    9.9   346   21.0 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   04 23 55.5   +51 01 45     3.707    2.863   29.1    9.9   345   21.1 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   04 26 07.0   +51 06 59     3.708    2.864   29.1    9.9   344   21.1 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   04 28 18.6   +51 12 11     3.709    2.866   29.2    9.9   343   21.1 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   04 30 30.5   +51 17 21     3.710    2.868   29.3   10.0   343   21.1 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   04 32 42.6   +51 22 29     3.711    2.869   29.4   10.0   342   21.1 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   04 34 54.9   +51 27 34     3.711    2.871   29.5   10.0   341   21.1 
2026-06-12 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 

    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.