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]