Hermod (Wanderstar)

Hermod (English: Mercury) is the wanderer nearest to the Sun, and its year is 88 Earth days. There is no air on Hermod, so it becomes rather cold at night, as low as 100 K (−173 °C; −280 °F). It is also rather hot throughout the day, reaching 700 K (427 °C; 800 °F) at some places. The northmost and southmost places never go above 180 K (−93 °C; −136 °F). Hermod's axle has the smallest tilt of any wanderer; about one part in 30 of a notch, or one part in 10800 of a ring. At the part of its path farthest from the Sun, it is 1.5 times farther than at the part nearest.

Hermod has no seles, unlike all other wanderers. It also is one-of-a-kind in its spinning; as seen from unmoving stars, it spins thrice every two times around the Sun; but as seen from the Sun, it only seems to spin once every two times around. Thus, Hermod only has one day in two years, from the outlook of a man on the ground.

As Hermod moves within Earth's path, it can be seen in the sky in the morning and in the evening, but never at night. Also, like Freyja and the Moon, it shows all shapes of lighting. Although Hermod can seem rather bright when seen from Earth, its nearness to the Sun often makes it harder to see than Freyja.