(1981) Midas
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	2 Nov 2025	17.9	1.869 AU	1.076 AU	23h29m	+50°31'	129.2°	24.3°

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
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   23 29 25.4   +50 31 16     1.076    1.869  129.2   24.3   119   17.9 
2025-11-02 14:50 UT   23 28 24.3   +50 19 46     1.083    1.874  129.0   24.3   117   17.9 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   23 27 47.9   +50 12 40     1.088    1.877  128.8   24.3   117   18.0 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   23 26 17.2   +49 54 07     1.100    1.885  128.4   24.3   115   18.0 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   23 24 53.1   +49 35 40     1.113    1.892  128.0   24.4   113   18.0 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   23 23 35.5   +49 17 20     1.126    1.900  127.6   24.4   111   18.1 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   23 22 24.0   +48 59 08     1.139    1.908  127.1   24.5   110   18.1 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   23 21 18.4   +48 41 06     1.152    1.916  126.6   24.5   108   18.1 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   23 20 18.6   +48 23 15     1.165    1.923  126.2   24.6   107   18.2 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   23 19 24.3   +48 05 35     1.178    1.931  125.7   24.6   105   18.2 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   23 18 35.3   +47 48 08     1.192    1.939  125.1   24.7   104   18.2 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   23 17 51.4   +47 30 54     1.205    1.946  124.6   24.7   102   18.3 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   23 17 12.5   +47 13 55     1.219    1.954  124.1   24.8   101   18.3 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   23 16 38.4   +46 57 11     1.233    1.961  123.5   24.9    99   18.3 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   23 16 08.8   +46 40 42     1.247    1.969  123.0   24.9    98   18.4 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   23 15 43.6   +46 24 31     1.261    1.976  122.4   25.0    97   18.4 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   23 15 22.7   +46 08 36     1.275    1.984  121.9   25.0    96   18.4 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   23 15 05.9   +45 52 58     1.290    1.991  121.3   25.1    94   18.5 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   23 14 53.1   +45 37 38     1.304    1.999  120.7   25.2    93   18.5 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   23 14 44.0   +45 22 37     1.319    2.006  120.1   25.2    92   18.5 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   23 14 38.6   +45 07 54     1.333    2.013  119.5   25.3    91   18.6 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   23 14 36.8   +44 53 30     1.348    2.020  118.9   25.3    90   18.6 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   23 14 38.3   +44 39 24     1.363    2.028  118.3   25.4    89   18.6 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   23 14 43.2   +44 25 39     1.378    2.035  117.7   25.4    88   18.7 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   23 14 51.1   +44 12 12     1.393    2.042  117.1   25.5    87   18.7 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   23 15 02.2   +43 59 05     1.409    2.049  116.5   25.5    86   18.7 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   23 15 16.1   +43 46 17     1.424    2.056  115.8   25.6    85   18.8 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   23 15 32.8   +43 33 49     1.439    2.063  115.2   25.6    84   18.8 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   23 15 52.2   +43 21 41     1.455    2.070  114.6   25.7    83   18.8 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   23 16 14.3   +43 09 52     1.470    2.077  114.0   25.7    82   18.9 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   23 16 38.8   +42 58 22     1.486    2.084  113.3   25.8    81   18.9 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   23 17 05.8   +42 47 12     1.502    2.091  112.7   25.8    81   18.9 

    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.