(65159) Sprowls Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 February 2002 by D. T. Durig at Cordell-Lorenz.
Marlene Sprowls Durig has supported the research and helped edit the publications of her husband (and the discoverer's father), James R. Durig.Naming citation (20031110/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sprowls is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sprowls is 2.97 au from the Sun and 2.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 65159 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 CN152 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.46 |
| Orbital period | 5.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.97 – 3.16 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0322 |
| Inclination | 10.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.99 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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