1981 Midas

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1981 Midas

Summary

1981 Midas is a potentially hazardous asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 1981 Midas is credited with the discovery of Charles T. Kowal[3].
  • 1981 Midas's instance of is recorded as potentially hazardous asteroid[4].
  • 1981 Midas's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object[5].
  • 1981 Midas's instance of is recorded as near-Earth asteroid[6].
  • 1981 Midas's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[7].
  • Midas is named after 1981 Midas[8].
  • 1981 Midas followed 1980 Tezcatlipoca[9].
  • 1981 Midas was followed by Q746405[10].
  • 1981 Midas's minor planet group is recorded as Apollo asteroid[11].
  • 1981 Midas's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[12].
  • 1981 Midas's Commons category is recorded as 1981 Midas[13].
  • 1981 Midas's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[14].
  • 1981 Midas's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 EA[15].
  • 1981 Midas's time of discovery or invention is recorded as March 6, 1973[16].
  • 1981 Midas's asteroid spectral type is recorded as V-type asteroid[17].
  • 1981 Midas's significant event is recorded as naming[18].
  • 1981 Midas's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.650'}[19].
  • 1981 Midas's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.6503534'}[20].
  • 1981 Midas's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.6504955479969629'}[21].
  • 1981 Midas's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.2'}[22].
  • 1981 Midas's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.25'}[23].
  • 1981 Midas's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+39.838'}[24].
  • 1981 Midas's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+39.82690'}[25].
  • 1981 Midas's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+39.82338344237591'}[26].
  • 1981 Midas's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+2.37'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include potentially hazardous asteroid[4], near-Earth object[5], and near-Earth asteroid[6].

History and Context

Midas is named after 1981 Midas[8].

Why It Matters

1981 Midas has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11w ago · Dirac · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+356.88628'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+356.7939163392253'}
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.932'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.931728212982107'}
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+146.26866'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+65.3475410784993'}
    Asteroid spectral type → V-type asteroid
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: Midas Arecibo radar 2018 Mar 23.gif, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/261337|batch #261337]]"
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