Asteroid
Near-Earth
Potentially hazardous
Midas
1981 Midas (1973 EA)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 2.931 AU
- True anomaly
- 180.66°
- As of
- 29 August 2026
Two-body Kepler propagation — accurate to ~0.1% for major planets over decades, less so for highly-perturbed bodies. Use JPL Horizons for high precision.
Orbital elements
- Semi-major axis
- 1.776 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.6504
- Inclination
- 39.82°
- Orbital period
- 864.7 days
- Perihelion
- 0.621 AU
- Aphelion
- 2.932 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 356.79°
- Argument of periapsis
- 267.85°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2461200.5
Physical properties
- Mean radius
- 1.70 km
- Rotation period
- 5.22 hours
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 15.28
- Spectral type
- APO
Discovery & classification
Near-Earth Object
Named
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid