(69230) Hermes Apollo
Discovered on 28 October 1937 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Hermes was the messenger of the gods, son of Zeus and Maia. His attributes are the most complex and varied of those of any of the major gods. He was a deity of wealth, god of trade and travelers, of commerce, manual skill, oratory and eloquence, of thieves and of the wind. Named by the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut.Naming citation (20031110/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Hermes is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hermes is 2.33 au from the Sun and 1.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 69230 |
| Provisional designation | 1937 UB |
| Orbit class | Apollo · near-Earth · potentially hazardous |
| Rotation period | 13.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.68 |
| Orbital period | 2.13 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 0.622 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.624 |
| Inclination | 6.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.00466 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.