69 Hesperia

Infobox Planet | discovery=yes | physical_characteristics = yes | bgcolour=#FFFFC0 | name=69 Hesperia
discoverer=G. Schiaparelli
discovered=April 26, 1869
alt_names=
mp_category=Main belt
epoch=(absent)
semimajor=445.8 Gm (2.980 AU)
perihelion=372.3 Gm (2.489 AU)
aphelion=519.3 Gm (3.471 AU)
eccentricity=0.165
period=1879 d (5.14 a)
inclination=8.59°
asc_node=
arg_peri=
mean_anomaly=
avg_speed=
dimensions=138.13 km
mass=
density=
surface_grav=
escape_velocity=
rotation=5.655 h
spectral_type=M
abs_magnitude=7.05
albedo=0.140
single_temperature=

69 Hesperia "(hes-peer'-ee-ə," IPAEng|hɛsˈpɪriə) is a large, M-type main belt asteroid.

Hesperia was discovered by the famous Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli on April 26, 1861. It was his only asteroid discovery. It is named after one of the Hesperides in Greek mythology.