(796) Sarita
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	26 Aug 2025	11.4	1.858 AU	0.935 AU	23h25m	-41°54'	145.4°	18.0°
Today	15 Sep 2025	11.4	1.827 AU	0.923 AU	23h00m	-40°01'	142.5°	19.6°

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
2025-09-15 00:00 UT   23 00 59.8   -40 01 33     0.923    1.827  142.5   19.6    12   11.4 
2025-09-15 14:43 UT   23 00 15.5   -39 54 30     0.924    1.826  142.3   19.7    13   11.4 
2025-09-16 00:00 UT   22 59 47.7   -39 49 56     0.924    1.825  142.1   19.8    14   11.4 
2025-09-17 00:00 UT   22 58 36.8   -39 37 47     0.926    1.824  141.7   20.0    16   11.4 
2025-09-18 00:00 UT   22 57 27.4   -39 25 04     0.927    1.823  141.2   20.2    18   11.5 
2025-09-19 00:00 UT   22 56 19.5   -39 11 49     0.929    1.822  140.8   20.4    20   11.5 
2025-09-20 00:00 UT   22 55 13.2   -38 58 03     0.931    1.820  140.3   20.6    21   11.5 
2025-09-21 00:00 UT   22 54 08.8   -38 43 45     0.933    1.819  139.8   20.9    23   11.5 
2025-09-22 00:00 UT   22 53 06.2   -38 28 57     0.935    1.818  139.3   21.1    25   11.5 
2025-09-23 00:00 UT   22 52 05.6   -38 13 39     0.937    1.817  138.8   21.3    26   11.5 
2025-09-24 00:00 UT   22 51 07.0   -37 57 52     0.940    1.816  138.3   21.6    28   11.5 
2025-09-25 00:00 UT   22 50 10.7   -37 41 37     0.943    1.815  137.7   21.8    29   11.5 
2025-09-26 00:00 UT   22 49 16.5   -37 24 54     0.945    1.814  137.1   22.1    31   11.5 
2025-09-27 00:00 UT   22 48 24.7   -37 07 45     0.948    1.813  136.6   22.3    32   11.6 
2025-09-28 00:00 UT   22 47 35.2   -36 50 10     0.952    1.812  136.0   22.6    33   11.6 
2025-09-29 00:00 UT   22 46 48.2   -36 32 11     0.955    1.811  135.4   22.9    35   11.6 
2025-09-30 00:00 UT   22 46 03.6   -36 13 47     0.958    1.810  134.8   23.1    36   11.6 
2025-10-01 00:00 UT   22 45 21.5   -35 55 01     0.962    1.809  134.2   23.4    37   11.6 
2025-10-02 00:00 UT   22 44 41.9   -35 35 53     0.966    1.808  133.6   23.7    38   11.6 
2025-10-03 00:00 UT   22 44 05.0   -35 16 23     0.970    1.807  132.9   23.9    40   11.6 
2025-10-04 00:00 UT   22 43 30.6   -34 56 34     0.974    1.806  132.3   24.2    41   11.7 
2025-10-05 00:00 UT   22 42 58.8   -34 36 25     0.978    1.805  131.7   24.4    42   11.7 
2025-10-06 00:00 UT   22 42 29.6   -34 15 58     0.983    1.804  131.0   24.7    43   11.7 
2025-10-07 00:00 UT   22 42 03.0   -33 55 14     0.987    1.804  130.4   25.0    44   11.7 
2025-10-08 00:00 UT   22 41 39.0   -33 34 13     0.992    1.803  129.7   25.2    45   11.7 
2025-10-09 00:00 UT   22 41 17.7   -33 12 57     0.997    1.802  129.1   25.5    46   11.8 
2025-10-10 00:00 UT   22 40 58.9   -32 51 26     1.002    1.802  128.4   25.7    47   11.8 

    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.