69230 Hermes

69230 Hermes is an Apollo, Mars- and Venus-crosser binary asteroid that passed Earth at about twice the distance of the Moon on October 30, 1937. It is named after the Greek god Hermes. At the time, this was the closest known approach of an asteroid to the Earth. Not until 1989 was a closer approach (by 4581 Asclepius) observed. At closest approach, Hermes was moving 5° per hour across the sky and reached 8th magnitude. Hermes is an S-type asteroid, a classification first reported by Andy Rivkin and Richard Binzel.

69230 Hermes

69230 Hermes is an Apollo, Mars- and Venus-crosser binary asteroid that passed Earth at about twice the distance of the Moon on October 30, 1937. It is named after the Greek god Hermes. At the time, this was the closest known approach of an asteroid to the Earth. Not until 1989 was a closer approach (by 4581 Asclepius) observed. At closest approach, Hermes was moving 5° per hour across the sky and reached 8th magnitude. Hermes is an S-type asteroid, a classification first reported by Andy Rivkin and Richard Binzel.