(69230) Hermes is a binary apollo asteroid discovered in October of 1937 and named in January of 1938, that was lost just after, until its rediscovery in August of 2003. There are prediscovery images back to June of 2002 and September-August of 2001.
Its orbit is between Mercury and the main belt. It has a perihelion of 0.62 AU and an aphelion of 2.68 AU. The semimajor axis is at 1.65 AU (aphelion of Mars). It has a diameter of about 450 + 300 m. It has an inclination of 6.0º. In April of 1942, reached a proximity of only 0.004 AU to Earth.
The companion of (69230) Hermaes was discovered in October of 2003.
Greek mythology
Hermes was the messenger of the 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.
The discovery of (69230) Hermes clashed with the transition from silent movies to sound movies, which resulted in changes in actors selection, since many actors of success in silent film, did not have an appropriate voice for sound movies.
During its rediscovery (August 2003), appeared the application Skipe, that allowed to talk on the phone, free of charge, via the internet with any part of the world.
(69230) Hermes is related with the modulation of voice and expressiveness through comunications by radio, specially the military type.
(90) Antiope is a binary main belt asteroid discovered in October of 1866 and rediscovered in January of 1952. It has a perihelion of 2.64 AU and an aphelion of 3.67 AU. The semimajor axis is at 3.15 AU. It has a diameter of about 88 + 84 km. There were important photometric observations in the years 2003 and 2007, and also star ocultations in June of 1980 and July of 2011.
The companion of (90) Antiope was discovered in August of 2000 and anounced in October of 2000.
Greek mythology
Antiope was the queen of the Amazons. When Antiope was abducted by Heracles and delivered to Theseus (king of Athens), the Amazons joined to release her.
The ninth labor of Heracles was to obtain the Girdle of Hippolyte (sister of Antiope), which his father (Ares, the god of war) had given to her. Heracles kidnapped Antiope and demanded the Girdle of Hippolyte as exchange.
"Cars 2" (2011) [Spanish dubbing]
(90) Antiope is related with the group of friends that are on our side, like in the movies "The Quiet Man" (1952), "Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back" (1980), "Erin Brockovich" (2000), "The Contender" (2000), "Pay it Forward" (2000), "The Patriot" (2000), "Coyote Ugly" (2000), "Sinbad: The Legend of the Seven Seas" (2003), "Transformers" (2007) and "Cars 2" (2011).
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