+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   69230 Hermes (1937 UB) Classification: Apollo [NEO, PHA]          SPK-ID: 2069230 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB Reference: JPL 86 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .6239868367300818 1.5346e-08   a 1.655353034201825 1.6156e-09 AU q .6224345307186853 2.6004e-08 AU i 6.067774158503629 6.3674e-06 deg node 34.25958899656691 6.9026e-06 deg peri 92.68483238307967 6.8077e-06 deg M 135.2169886642689 2.8547e-06 deg tp 2456108.311492734418 (2012-Jun-29.81149273) 5.7414e-06 JED period 777.9189852894965 2.13 1.1389e-06 3.118e-09 d yr n .4627731252323515 6.775e-10 deg/d Q 2.688271537684965 2.6237e-09 AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      827      # delay obs. used      3      # Doppler obs. used      3      data-arc span      26962 days (73.82 yr)      first obs. used      1937-10-25      last obs. used      2011-08-20      planetary ephem.      DE405      SB-pert. ephem.      SB405-CPV-2      condition code      0      fit RMS      .44191      data source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2013-Apr-29 15:38:25   Additional Information  Earth MOID = .0041936 AU   T_jup = 4.020  [ show covariance matrix ] [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 17.482 mag .45281 86 autocmod 2.5c rotation period rot_per 13.894 h n/a Asteroid Lightcurve DataBase (Rev. 2013-May-01) Published Reference List: [Pravec, P.; et al. (2003) IAUC 8233. (1937 UB)] [Behrend, R. (2003) Observatoire de Geneve web site, http://obswww.unige.ch/~behrend/page_cou.html] [Pravec, P.; et al. (2006) Icarus 181, 63-93.] 69230 Hermes           Discovered 1937 Oct. 28 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. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20031110/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2003-11-12 [ show close-approach data ] [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] 2013-Jun-20 08:31 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin