(1981) Midas Apollo
Discovered on 6 March 1973 by C. T. Kowal at Palomar.
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Where Midas is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Midas is 2.90 au from the Sun and 2.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1981 |
| Provisional designation | 1973 EA |
| Orbit class | Apollo · near-Earth · potentially hazardous |
| Diameter | 3.40 km (#14,224 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Rotation period | 5.22 hours |
| Spectral type | V |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.28 |
| Orbital period | 2.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 0.621 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.650 |
| Inclination | 39.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.00385 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.