(15129) Sparks Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 March 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Named in honor of Branson B. Sparks for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. Branson is a student at the Alexandria Country Day School, Alexandria, Louisiana.Naming citation (20011002/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sparks is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sparks is 2.78 au from the Sun and 3.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15129 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 ET47 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.21 km (#16,757 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.908 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.38 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.206 |
| Inclination | 4.63° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.902 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 9 March 2000
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