ðə mˈeɪnbˈɛlt ˈæstɚɹˌɔɪd fˈaɪv θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi spɹˈɪɡ, dɪskˈʌvɚd baɪ ɹˈɑːbɚt mək nˈɔːt æt ðə sˈaɪdɪŋ spɹˈɪŋ əbzˈɜːvətˌoːɹi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn, wʌz nˈeɪmd ɪn hɪz ˈɑːnɚ.
The main-belt asteroid 5380 Sprigg, discovered by Robert McNaught at the Siding Spring Observatory in 1991, was named in his honour.