(796) Sarita
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Sep 2026	14.9	2.696 AU	3.182 AU	09h21m	+32°12'	52.7°	17.2°
Opposition	9 Feb 2027	14.0	3.088 AU	2.173 AU	10h15m	+39°12'	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)                : 0.3193289
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6360264
            i (Inclination)                 : 19.04441
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 33.13037
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 329.65567
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 50.51426
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 4.17241
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -9.48827
            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
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   09 21 01.1   +32 12 30     3.182    2.696   52.7   17.2   301   14.9 
2026-09-27 02:15 UT   09 21 10.2   +32 12 14     3.182    2.696   52.8   17.2   301   14.9 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   09 22 38.6   +32 09 38     3.175    2.699   53.3   17.3   301   14.9 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   09 24 15.4   +32 06 47     3.168    2.703   53.9   17.4   301   14.9 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   09 25 51.6   +32 03 59     3.161    2.706   54.5   17.5   301   14.9 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   09 27 27.1   +32 01 13     3.154    2.709   55.2   17.7   301   14.9 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   09 29 02.0   +31 58 29     3.146    2.713   55.8   17.8   301   14.9 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   09 30 36.2   +31 55 48     3.139    2.716   56.4   17.9   300   14.9 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   09 32 09.8   +31 53 09     3.131    2.719   57.0   18.0   300   14.9 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   09 33 42.6   +31 50 34     3.124    2.722   57.6   18.1   300   14.9 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   09 35 14.8   +31 48 01     3.116    2.726   58.2   18.2   300   14.9 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   09 36 46.3   +31 45 32     3.108    2.729   58.9   18.3   300   14.9 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   09 38 17.0   +31 43 05     3.100    2.732   59.5   18.4   300   14.9 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   09 39 47.1   +31 40 42     3.092    2.735   60.1   18.5   300   14.9 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   09 41 16.5   +31 38 23     3.084    2.739   60.8   18.6   300   14.9 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   09 42 45.1   +31 36 07     3.075    2.742   61.4   18.7   300   14.9 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   09 44 13.0   +31 33 55     3.067    2.745   62.1   18.7   299   14.9 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   09 45 40.1   +31 31 47     3.059    2.748   62.7   18.8   299   14.9 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   09 47 06.5   +31 29 43     3.050    2.751   63.4   18.9   299   14.9 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   09 48 32.1   +31 27 42     3.042    2.755   64.0   19.0   299   14.9 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   09 49 57.0   +31 25 47     3.033    2.758   64.7   19.1   299   14.9 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   09 51 21.1   +31 23 55     3.024    2.761   65.3   19.2   299   14.9 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   09 52 44.4   +31 22 08     3.015    2.764   66.0   19.2   299   14.9 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   09 54 07.0   +31 20 25     3.006    2.767   66.7   19.3   299   14.9 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   09 55 28.7   +31 18 48     2.997    2.771   67.3   19.4   298   14.9 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   09 56 49.7   +31 17 15     2.988    2.774   68.0   19.4   298   14.9 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   09 58 09.9   +31 15 47     2.979    2.777   68.7   19.5   298   14.9 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   09 59 29.2   +31 14 24     2.970    2.780   69.4   19.6   298   14.9 

    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.