69230 Hermes is an Apollo Mars- and Venus-crosser 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.It was discovered by Karl Reinmuth in images taken on October 28 1937.
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