(1981) Midas
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Asteroid (1981) Midas |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Apollo type |
| Major semi-axis | 1,776 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.650 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 0.6214 AU - 2.9307 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 39.837 ° |
| Sidereal period | 2.367 years |
| Mean orbital velocity | 22.35 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 2.2 km |
| Rotation period | 5.220 h |
| Absolute brightness | 15,349 mag |
| Spectral class | V |
| history | |
| Explorer | Charles T. Kowal |
| Date of discovery | March 6, 1973 |
| Another name | 1973 EA |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(1981) Midas is an asteroid belonging to the group of the Apollo asteroids .
Midas was discovered on March 6, 1973 by the American astronomer Charles T. Kowal on Mount Palomar .
The asteroid is named after the mythological Greek king Midas .
See also
Web links
- (1981) Midas in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).