(1981) Midas
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Mar 2026	20.8	2.659 AU	3.203 AU	01h50m	+43°18'	49.1°	16.4°

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
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   01 50 15.3   +43 18 25     3.203    2.659   49.1   16.4    36   20.8 
2026-03-22 21:13 UT   01 51 52.8   +43 23 48     3.213    2.662   48.6   16.3    36   20.8 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   01 52 05.6   +43 24 30     3.214    2.662   48.6   16.3    36   20.8 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   01 53 56.2   +43 30 38     3.226    2.666   48.1   16.2    36   20.8 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   01 55 47.1   +43 36 46     3.237    2.669   47.7   16.0    35   20.8 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   01 57 38.3   +43 42 57     3.248    2.673   47.2   15.9    35   20.8 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   01 59 29.8   +43 49 09     3.259    2.676   46.7   15.8    35   20.8 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   02 01 21.6   +43 55 22     3.270    2.680   46.3   15.6    34   20.8 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   02 03 13.8   +44 01 36     3.281    2.683   45.8   15.5    34   20.9 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   02 05 06.2   +44 07 52     3.292    2.687   45.4   15.3    33   20.9 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   02 06 58.9   +44 14 09     3.303    2.690   45.0   15.2    33   20.9 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   02 08 51.9   +44 20 27     3.313    2.694   44.5   15.1    32   20.9 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   02 10 45.2   +44 26 45     3.324    2.697   44.1   14.9    32   20.9 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   02 12 38.8   +44 33 05     3.334    2.700   43.7   14.8    32   20.9 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   02 14 32.7   +44 39 25     3.344    2.704   43.2   14.7    31   20.9 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   02 16 27.0   +44 45 46     3.354    2.707   42.8   14.5    31   20.9 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   02 18 21.5   +44 52 08     3.364    2.710   42.4   14.4    30   20.9 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   02 20 16.3   +44 58 30     3.374    2.713   42.0   14.3    30   20.9 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   02 22 11.5   +45 04 53     3.383    2.717   41.6   14.2    29   20.9 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   02 24 06.9   +45 11 16     3.393    2.720   41.2   14.0    29   20.9 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   02 26 02.7   +45 17 40     3.402    2.723   40.7   13.9    28   20.9 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   02 27 58.8   +45 24 04     3.411    2.726   40.3   13.8    28   20.9 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   02 29 55.2   +45 30 29     3.420    2.729   40.0   13.6    27   20.9 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   02 31 51.9   +45 36 53     3.429    2.732   39.6   13.5    27   20.9 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   02 33 48.9   +45 43 18     3.438    2.735   39.2   13.4    26   20.9 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   02 35 46.2   +45 49 43     3.447    2.738   38.8   13.3    26   20.9 

    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.