(796) Sarita
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Feb 2026	13.8	1.976 AU	2.422 AU	01h43m	+16°40'	52.2°	23.3°
Opposition	9 Feb 2027	14.0	3.088 AU	2.173 AU	10h15m	+39°13'	153.6°	8.2°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of Sarita are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3193017
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6356701
            i (Inclination)                 : 19.04567
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 33.13385
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 329.62572
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 4.46921
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 4.14697
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -9.49743
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.28            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   01 43 29.1   +16 40 27     2.422    1.976   52.2   23.3    65   13.8 
2026-02-27 21:39 UT   01 45 18.2   +16 55 02     2.432    1.979   51.8   23.2    65   13.8 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   01 45 30.1   +16 56 37     2.433    1.979   51.7   23.1    65   13.8 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   01 47 31.4   +17 12 41     2.444    1.982   51.3   23.0    65   13.8 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   01 49 33.0   +17 28 39     2.456    1.985   50.8   22.8    64   13.8 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   01 51 35.0   +17 44 31     2.467    1.988   50.4   22.6    64   13.8 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   01 53 37.3   +18 00 17     2.478    1.990   50.0   22.4    64   13.9 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   01 55 39.9   +18 15 57     2.489    1.993   49.5   22.2    64   13.9 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   01 57 42.8   +18 31 32     2.500    1.996   49.1   22.1    64   13.9 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   01 59 46.1   +18 46 59     2.511    1.999   48.6   21.9    64   13.9 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   02 01 49.6   +19 02 21     2.522    2.002   48.2   21.7    64   13.9 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   02 03 53.6   +19 17 37     2.533    2.005   47.8   21.5    64   13.9 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   02 05 57.8   +19 32 47     2.544    2.008   47.3   21.3    64   13.9 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   02 08 02.4   +19 47 50     2.555    2.011   46.9   21.1    64   13.9 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   02 10 07.3   +20 02 47     2.565    2.014   46.4   20.9    64   13.9 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   02 12 12.5   +20 17 38     2.576    2.017   46.0   20.8    64   13.9 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   02 14 18.1   +20 32 23     2.587    2.020   45.6   20.6    64   13.9 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.