1981 Midas (1973 EA)

NEO PHA MOID ⇩ IMP ⇩ COV ★ EPH ⇩ OBS ⇩ Radar ⇩ Gaia
Orbital Elements
Epoch (TDB)2025-11-21 (JD 2461000.5)
Eccentricity (e)0.6504955739 ± 4.39e-09
Semi-major axis (a)1.7762715081 AU ± 6.91e-10
Inclination (i)39.82339034° ± 1.52e-06
Long. of Asc. Node (Ω)356.79391976° ± 4.07e-07
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)267.84423496° ± 9.83e-07
Mean Anomaly (M)65.34753960° ± 7.65e-07
Mean Motion (n)0.4163401091°/day ± 2.43e-10
Perihelion dist (q)0.62081475 AU ± 7.80e-09
Aphelion dist (Q)2.93172826 AU ± 7.88e-09
Orbital Period2.36735847 yr ± 1.38e-09
Physical Parameters
H (abs. magnitude)15.28
G (slope)0.15
Orbit Solution
SourceIAA
Solution Date2026-05-31
RMS Residual0.228″
Uncertainty0
Orbit TypeApollo
MOID0.003514 AU
Observations Used2243
Radar Obs Used7
Gaia Obs Used28
Oppositions25
Arc Total1973-2026
First Observation Used1973-03-06
Last Observation Used2026-01-02
Observations (2402)
Date Type RA Dec Mag Band Observatory
1973-03-06 06:47:30 A 11 24 27.61 +55 42 04.1 675
1973-03-06 06:59:30 A 11 24 23.43 +55 42 11.7 675
1973-03-10 09:35:00 A 10 41 56.9 +56 11 30 675
1973-03-10 09:58:59 A 10 41 46.1 +56 11 29 675
1973-03-10 10:16:59 A 10 41 36.70 +56 11 09.0 675
1973-03-10 10:29:00 A 10 41 31.28 +56 11 06.8 675
1973-03-20 19:07:01 A 08 25 59.05 +49 19 57.7 15.0 026
1973-03-20 19:15:00 A 08 25 55.72 +49 19 36.5 026
1973-03-22 20:31:57 A 08 00 14.48 +46 07 33.0 026
1973-03-22 20:36:57 A 08 00 12.29 +46 07 13.1 026
1973-03-24 22:16:59 A 07 36 20.63 +42 19 11.5 026
1973-03-24 22:23:59 A 07 36 17.73 +42 18 37.5 026
1973-04-04 03:40:59 A 06 09 40.57 +19 18 39.5 16.0 675
1973-04-04 03:53:00 A 06 09 37.62 +19 17 39.6 675
1973-04-04 20:06:59 A 06 05 23.33 +17 45 49.5 17.5 026
1973-04-04 20:21:59 A 06 05 19.82 +17 44 30.1 026
1973-04-04 21:29:00 A 06 05 01.66 +17 38 05.7 026
1973-04-04 21:36:30 A 06 04 59.97 +17 37 28.8 026
1973-04-04 21:44:00 A 06 04 58.29 +17 36 52.9 026
1973-04-13 00:43:48 A 05 22 42.00 +01 34 25.9 A 801
1973-04-13 00:58:04 A 05 22 39.39 +01 33 26.4 A 801
1973-07-02 10:49:19 A 03 11.55 +11 41.8 695
1973-09-21 10:01:24 A 03 03 05.96 +56 35 57.2 695
1973-09-21 11:05:34 A 03 02 58.07 +56 37 02.8 695
1973-10-22 07:42:19 A 00 56 13.62 +61 13 50.8 695
1973-10-22 08:46:50 A 00 56 02.49 +61 13 27.0 695
1975-12-01 23:01:21 A 20 52 11.92 -13 47 00.7 A 801
1975-12-03 23:11:45 A 21 00 04.39 -12 16 37.7 A 801
1975-12-04 01:59:59 A 21 00 31.14 -12 11 22.0 695
1975-12-04 02:44:00 A 21 00 37.96 -12 10 06.1 695
1975-12-31 02:14:00 A 22 21 16.16 +03 43 52.7 695
1976-01-27 03:08:00 A 23 20 32.38 +14 22 21.1 695
1987-02-02 10:23:21 A 10 19 57.58 +69 59 02.4 688
1987-02-02 10:29:24 A 10 19 56.37 +69 59 04.7 688
1987-02-02 10:37:45 A 10 19 54.72 +69 59 07.7 688
1987-09-17 08:51:12 A 12 16 05.64 -64 44 41.2 15.0 474
1987-09-17 09:06:04 A 12 16 39.33 -64 47 15.7 474
1987-09-17 09:21:36 A 12 17 15.02 -64 49 58.3 474
1987-09-18 08:30:35 A 13 26 58.82 -68 36 37.2 15.0 474
1987-09-18 08:46:34 A 13 28 01.13 -68 38 40.6 474
1987-09-18 09:09:35 A 13 29 31.88 -68 41 31.6 474
1987-09-19 10:29:34 A 15 32 33.54 -69 44 43.0 15.0 474
1987-09-19 10:39:05 A 15 33 25.08 -69 43 54.9 474
1987-09-19 10:52:05 A 15 34 36.23 -69 42 52.2 474
1987-09-27 03:55:48 A 20 46 11.07 -05 57 45.8 B 691
1987-09-27 04:02:48 A 20 46 12.91 -05 56 28.1 B 691
1992-02-07 13:09:31 C 14 15 06.68 +21 52 37.4 z 658
1992-02-07 13:12:30 C 14 15 06.90 +21 52 35.4 z 658
1992-02-07 13:15:00 C 14 15 07.11 +21 52 33.5 z 658
1992-10-17 07:30:50 02 02 27.93 +65 15 55.0 711
Radar Observations (8)
Epoch (UTC)ValueSigmaUnitsFreq (MHz)ReceiverTransmitter
1987-09-25 04:00:00 -1130345 21 Hz 8495 -14 -14
1987-09-25.166667 -113034500 1500 Hz 8495 253 253
2018-03-21 22:59:00 89358361.22 1.11 us 2380 -1 -1
2018-03-22 23:24:00 90863191.54 1.53 us 2380 -1 -1
2018-03-23 22:02:00 94516753.78 1.35 us 2380 -1 -1
2018-03-23 23:26:00 94811323.08 1.19 us 2380 -1 -1
2018-03-24 21:24:00 100309946.32 1.29 us 2380 -1 -1
2018-03-25 21:34:00 108108721.41 1.65 us 2380 -1 -1
Station codes
-14 DSS-14 Goldstone (70-m) -1 Arecibo (305-m, 1963–2020)