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 1981 Midas - Definition 

The asteroid 1981 Midas was discovered on March 6, 1973 by Charles T. Kowal at Palomar Observatory. It is named after Midas, the king of Phrygia in Greek mythology who turned objects to gold when he touched them.

Midas is an Apollo asteroid, a Venus- and Mars-crosser asteroid with an orbital period of 2 years, 134 days.

See also: List of asteroids

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