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
2017-12-28 12:23:25 C 12 50 43.09 +34 16 38.0 U 703
2017-12-29 10:20:09 C 12 51 59.72 +34 16 12.3 U G96
2017-12-29 10:27:39 C 12 52 00.15 +34 16 12.3 U G96
2017-12-29 10:35:08 C 12 52 00.58 +34 16 12.3 U G96
2017-12-29 10:42:37 C 12 52 01.00 +34 16 12.2 U G96
2018-01-05 09:38:36 C 13 01 22.83 +34 17 39.9 U 703
2018-01-05 09:46:18 C 13 01 23.23 +34 17 40.0 U 703
2018-01-05 09:53:59 C 13 01 23.64 +34 17 40.3 U 703
2018-01-05 10:01:43 C 13 01 24.03 +34 17 40.5 U 703
2018-01-12 11:01:50 C 13 10 11.36 +34 28 30.5 U 703
2018-01-12 11:14:02 C 13 10 11.95 +34 28 31.8 U 703
2018-01-12 11:21:34 C 13 10 12.30 +34 28 32.5 U 703
2018-01-12 11:42:18 C 13 10 13.27 +34 28 34.7 U 703
2018-01-14 03:25:13 C 13 12 09.95 +34 32 36.5 U 160
2018-01-14 03:28:13 C 13 12 10.07 +34 32 36.8 U 160
2018-01-14 03:31:15 C 13 12 10.20 +34 32 37.1 U 160
2018-01-14 12:15:20 C 13 12 35.39 +34 33 37.1 U 703
2018-01-14 12:22:26 C 13 12 35.71 +34 33 38.1 U 703
2018-01-14 12:29:35 C 13 12 36.04 +34 33 38.7 U 703
2018-01-14 12:36:48 C 13 12 36.36 +34 33 39.9 U 703
2018-01-17 02:03:02 C 13 15 29.81 +34 41 19.4 d Z35
2018-01-17 02:18:05 C 13 15 30.57 +34 41 20.2 d Z35
2018-01-17 02:33:11 C 13 15 31.13 +34 41 23.8 d Z35
2018-01-18 02:03:10 C 13 16 35.20 +34 44 45.4 d Z35
2018-01-18 02:18:24 C 13 16 35.86 +34 44 48.1 d Z35
2018-01-18 02:33:38 C 13 16 36.54 +34 44 50.4 d Z35
2018-01-18 04:16:32 C 13 16 40.80 +34 45 05.7 q 160
2018-01-18 04:18:30 C 13 16 40.91 +34 45 05.6 q 160
2018-01-18 04:20:27 C 13 16 40.97 +34 45 05.6 q 160
2018-01-18 10:17:46 C 13 16 57.25 +34 46 00.9 U 703
2018-01-18 10:25:21 C 13 16 57.59 +34 46 02.3 U 703
2018-01-18 10:32:57 C 13 16 57.90 +34 46 03.3 U 703
2018-01-18 10:40:33 C 13 16 58.21 +34 46 04.5 U 703
2018-01-19 12:18:58 C 13 18 05.86 +34 50 06.0 U G96
2018-01-19 12:27:15 C 13 18 06.20 +34 50 07.4 U G96
2018-01-19 12:35:29 C 13 18 06.53 +34 50 08.8 U G96
2018-01-19 12:43:44 C 13 18 06.87 +34 50 10.1 U G96
2018-01-20 12:37:25 C 13 19 08.67 +34 54 10.0 U G96
2018-01-20 12:44:51 C 13 19 08.97 +34 54 11.3 U G96
2018-01-20 12:59:03 C 13 19 09.53 +34 54 13.7 U G96
2018-01-20 13:11:40 C 13 19 10.04 +34 54 15.9 U G96
2018-01-20 15:26:35 C 13 19 15.93 +34 54 41.5 U T08
2018-01-20 15:41:32 C 13 19 16.50 +34 54 43.6 U T08
2018-01-20 15:56:38 C 13 19 17.10 +34 54 46.4 U T08
2018-01-20 16:12:20 C 13 19 17.75 +34 54 49.1 U T08
2018-01-21 14:04:03 C 13 20 13.172 +34 58 43.05 U F51
2018-01-21 14:19:51 C 13 20 13.786 +34 58 46.08 U F51
2018-01-21 14:35:38 C 13 20 14.397 +34 58 49.05 U F51
2018-01-22 09:35:03 C 13 21 01.45 +35 02 20.6 U 703
2018-01-22 09:42:50 C 13 21 01.80 +35 02 22.0 U 703
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)