(7077) Shermanschultz Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 November 1982 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Named in honor of Sherman W. Schultz (b. 1922), retired lecturer of astronomy and telescope making who taught for more than 40 years at Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota. An optometrist by profession, Schultz figured the mirrors and built an array of telescopes for the college observatory, and these enabled undergraduates to perform photometric observations of minor planets and variable stars that are published in the professional literature. He guided more than 250 students and college faculty to make their own telescopes. The naming of this minor planet commemorates the May 1998 dedication of the Sherman W. Schultz Observatory at Macalester College. Name proposed by the discoverer following a suggestion by R. P. Binzel, who prepared the citation.Naming citation (19980610/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shermanschultz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shermanschultz is 3.50 au from the Sun and 3.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7077 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 VZ |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.2 km (#3,354 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0730 |
| Rotation period | 4.86 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.05 |
| Orbital period | 5.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.164 |
| Inclination | 1.84° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.