(50722) Sherlin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Jerry Sherlin (1944-2018) was a meteorologist for the U.S. Air Force specializing in space weather as a research assistant at Sacramento Peak Solar Observatory. He was also the 22nd President of the Astronomical League and very well known in astronomy, being a member of many professional and amateur organizations.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2019-12-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sherlin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sherlin is 3.28 au from the Sun and 4.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 50722 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EW141 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.64 km (#6,957 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.174 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.52 |
| Orbital period | 5.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.34 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.110 |
| Inclination | 12.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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