(1981) Midas
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Feb 2026	20.6	2.568 AU	2.906 AU	01h09m	+41°09'	60.6°	19.6°

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
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   01 09 28.0   +41 09 54     2.906    2.568   60.6   19.6    44   20.6 
2026-02-27 14:26 UT   01 10 29.8   +41 12 54     2.914    2.571   60.3   19.5    44   20.6 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   01 11 10.8   +41 14 54     2.920    2.573   60.0   19.5    44   20.6 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   01 12 53.9   +41 19 58     2.934    2.577   59.5   19.4    43   20.7 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   01 14 37.4   +41 25 05     2.948    2.581   59.0   19.2    43   20.7 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   01 16 21.1   +41 30 17     2.961    2.585   58.5   19.1    43   20.7 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   01 18 05.2   +41 35 31     2.975    2.589   58.0   18.9    42   20.7 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   01 19 49.7   +41 40 50     2.988    2.593   57.4   18.8    42   20.7 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   01 21 34.4   +41 46 12     3.002    2.597   56.9   18.7    42   20.7 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   01 23 19.5   +41 51 37     3.015    2.601   56.4   18.5    41   20.7 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   01 25 05.0   +41 57 05     3.028    2.605   55.9   18.4    41   20.7 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   01 26 50.7   +42 02 36     3.042    2.609   55.4   18.3    41   20.7 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   01 28 36.8   +42 08 11     3.055    2.613   54.9   18.1    41   20.7 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   01 30 23.2   +42 13 48     3.068    2.617   54.4   18.0    40   20.7 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   01 32 10.0   +42 19 28     3.080    2.621   53.9   17.8    40   20.7 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   01 33 57.0   +42 25 11     3.093    2.625   53.4   17.7    40   20.8 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   01 35 44.4   +42 30 56     3.106    2.629   52.9   17.6    39   20.8 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   01 37 32.2   +42 36 44     3.118    2.633   52.4   17.4    39   20.8 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   01 39 20.2   +42 42 35     3.131    2.636   51.9   17.3    39   20.8 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   01 41 08.6   +42 48 28     3.143    2.640   51.4   17.1    38   20.8 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   01 42 57.3   +42 54 23     3.155    2.644   51.0   17.0    38   20.8 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   01 44 46.3   +43 00 20     3.167    2.648   50.5   16.9    37   20.8 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   01 46 35.7   +43 06 20     3.179    2.651   50.0   16.7    37   20.8 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   01 48 25.3   +43 12 21     3.191    2.655   49.5   16.6    37   20.8 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   01 50 15.3   +43 18 25     3.203    2.659   49.1   16.4    36   20.8 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   01 52 05.6   +43 24 30     3.214    2.662   48.6   16.3    36   20.8 

    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.