(796) Sarita
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Jul 2025	12.3	1.963 AU	1.196 AU	23h33m	-37°54'	124.8°	25.2°
Opposition	26 Aug 2025	11.5	1.858 AU	0.935 AU	23h25m	-41°54'	145.4°	18.0°

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)                : 0.3194080
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6361313
            i (Inclination)                 : 19.04523
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 33.13721
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 329.61045
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 318.41884
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 4.13543
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -9.50158
            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. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2025-07-12 00:00 UT   23 33 41.3   -37 54 19     1.196    1.963  124.8   25.2   268   12.3 
2025-07-12 11:04 UT   23 34 03.0   -37 57 15     1.192    1.962  125.1   25.1   268   12.3 
2025-07-13 00:00 UT   23 34 27.7   -38 00 42     1.188    1.960  125.4   25.0   269   12.3 
2025-07-14 00:00 UT   23 35 12.0   -38 07 09     1.179    1.957  126.0   24.9   269   12.3 
2025-07-15 00:00 UT   23 35 54.1   -38 13 42     1.171    1.955  126.5   24.7   270   12.3 
2025-07-16 00:00 UT   23 36 33.9   -38 20 20     1.163    1.952  127.1   24.5   271   12.2 
2025-07-17 00:00 UT   23 37 11.4   -38 27 03     1.154    1.949  127.7   24.4   272   12.2 
2025-07-18 00:00 UT   23 37 46.6   -38 33 49     1.146    1.947  128.3   24.2   272   12.2 
2025-07-19 00:00 UT   23 38 19.4   -38 40 40     1.138    1.944  128.9   24.0   273   12.2 
2025-07-20 00:00 UT   23 38 49.8   -38 47 33     1.131    1.942  129.4   23.8   274   12.1 
2025-07-21 00:00 UT   23 39 17.7   -38 54 30     1.123    1.939  130.0   23.7   275   12.1 
2025-07-22 00:00 UT   23 39 43.1   -39 01 29     1.115    1.936  130.6   23.5   276   12.1 
2025-07-23 00:00 UT   23 40 05.9   -39 08 30     1.108    1.934  131.1   23.3   277   12.1 
2025-07-24 00:00 UT   23 40 26.1   -39 15 33     1.100    1.931  131.7   23.1   278   12.1 
2025-07-25 00:00 UT   23 40 43.7   -39 22 36     1.093    1.929  132.3   22.9   279   12.0 
2025-07-26 00:00 UT   23 40 58.6   -39 29 39     1.086    1.926  132.8   22.8   280   12.0 
2025-07-27 00:00 UT   23 41 10.8   -39 36 41     1.079    1.924  133.4   22.6   281   12.0 
2025-07-28 00:00 UT   23 41 20.3   -39 43 42     1.072    1.921  133.9   22.4   282   12.0 
2025-07-29 00:00 UT   23 41 27.1   -39 50 41     1.066    1.919  134.5   22.2   283   11.9 
2025-07-30 00:00 UT   23 41 31.1   -39 57 37     1.059    1.917  135.0   22.0   284   11.9 
2025-07-31 00:00 UT   23 41 32.3   -40 04 30     1.053    1.914  135.5   21.8   286   11.9 
2025-08-01 00:00 UT   23 41 30.7   -40 11 18     1.046    1.912  136.1   21.6   287   11.9 
2025-08-02 00:00 UT   23 41 26.2   -40 18 01     1.040    1.909  136.6   21.4   288   11.9 
2025-08-03 00:00 UT   23 41 19.0   -40 24 39     1.034    1.907  137.1   21.2   289   11.8 
2025-08-04 00:00 UT   23 41 08.9   -40 31 09     1.028    1.905  137.6   21.0   291   11.8 
2025-08-05 00:00 UT   23 40 55.9   -40 37 32     1.022    1.902  138.1   20.9   292   11.8 
2025-08-06 00:00 UT   23 40 40.1   -40 43 47     1.017    1.900  138.6   20.7   294   11.8 
2025-08-07 00:00 UT   23 40 21.5   -40 49 52     1.011    1.898  139.1   20.5   295   11.8 
2025-08-08 00:00 UT   23 39 60.0   -40 55 47     1.006    1.896  139.6   20.3   297   11.7 
2025-08-09 00:00 UT   23 39 35.6   -41 01 31     1.001    1.893  140.0   20.1   298   11.7 
2025-08-10 00:00 UT   23 39 08.4   -41 07 03     0.996    1.891  140.5   19.9   300   11.7 
2025-08-11 00:00 UT   23 38 38.4   -41 12 22     0.991    1.889  140.9   19.8   301   11.7 

    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.