5380 Sprigg

5380 Sprigg
Discovery [1]
Discovered byR. H. McNaught
Discovery siteSiding Spring Obs.
Discovery date7 May 1991
Designations
(5380) Sprigg
Named after
Reg Sprigg
(Australian geologist)[2]
1991 JT · 1983 JN
1983 LA1
main-belt · (middle) [3]
background
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc35.92 yr (13,118 days)
Aphelion3.1229 AU
Perihelion2.0357 AU
2.5793 AU
Eccentricity0.2108
4.14 yr (1,513 days)
102.71°
0° 14m 16.44s / day
Inclination9.3019°
242.31°
358.90°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions6.606±0.290 km[4][5]
12.75 km (calculated)[3]
3.219±0.002 h[6]
0.057 (assumed)[3]
0.280±0.025[4][5]
X [7] · C [3]
12.9[4] · 13.03±0.32[7] · 13.2[1][3]

5380 Sprigg, provisional designation 1991 JT, is a background asteroid from the middle regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 7 May 1991, by Australian astronomer Robert McNaught at Siding Spring Observatory in New South Wales, Australia.[8] It was named after Australian geologist Reg Sprigg.[2]

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