(189011) Ogmios Amor
Discovered on 8 July 1997 by ODAS at Caussols.
Ogmios is the Celtic patron god of scholars and the personification of eloquence and persuasiveness. Inventor of the runic language of the Druids, he escorted souls on their journey to the afterlife. He is represented as an old man, with a bald head and dressed in a lion skin.Naming citation (20081113/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ogmios is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ogmios is 1.70 au from the Sun and 2.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 189011 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 NJ6 |
| Orbit class | Amor · near-Earth |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 19.08 |
| Orbital period | 1.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.50 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.15 – 1.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.232 |
| Inclination | 18.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.223 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.