(6707) Shigeru Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 November 1988 by Yanai, M., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Named in honor of Shigeru Nakano (b. 1918), doctor of medicine specializing in obstetrics and gynecology and in medical jurisprudence. An amateur astronomer, he has published many observational guidebooks and star atlases, including the most detailed one in Japan. Name proposed by the discoverers following a suggestion by A. Fujii and T. Sato.Naming citation (19980411/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shigeru is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shigeru is 1.92 au from the Sun and 0.987 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6707 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 VZ3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.14 km (#14,849 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.449 |
| Rotation period | 2.62 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.47 |
| Orbital period | 3.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.178 |
| Inclination | 6.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.896 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.