(796) Sarita
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Aug 2026	14.8	2.588 AU	3.352 AU	08h23m	+33°51'	34.9°	12.9°
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
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   08 23 42.1   +33 51 07     3.352    2.588   34.9   12.9   305   14.8 
2026-08-26 22:51 UT   08 25 32.6   +33 48 19     3.348    2.592   35.4   13.1   305   14.8 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   08 25 38.2   +33 48 10     3.348    2.592   35.4   13.1   305   14.8 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   08 27 33.8   +33 45 12     3.344    2.595   35.9   13.2   305   14.8 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   08 29 28.8   +33 42 11     3.340    2.599   36.5   13.4   305   14.8 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   08 31 23.4   +33 39 10     3.337    2.602   37.0   13.5   304   14.8 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   08 33 17.4   +33 36 07     3.333    2.605   37.5   13.6   304   14.8 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   08 35 10.8   +33 33 03     3.328    2.609   38.0   13.8   304   14.8 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   08 37 03.8   +33 29 57     3.324    2.612   38.6   13.9   304   14.8 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   08 38 56.1   +33 26 51     3.320    2.616   39.1   14.1   304   14.8 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   08 40 48.0   +33 23 44     3.315    2.619   39.6   14.2   304   14.8 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   08 42 39.3   +33 20 36     3.311    2.622   40.2   14.4   304   14.8 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   08 44 30.1   +33 17 28     3.306    2.626   40.7   14.5   303   14.8 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   08 46 20.3   +33 14 19     3.301    2.629   41.3   14.6   303   14.8 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   08 48 09.9   +33 11 10     3.296    2.633   41.8   14.8   303   14.8 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   08 49 59.0   +33 08 00     3.291    2.636   42.4   14.9   303   14.8 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   08 51 47.5   +33 04 50     3.286    2.639   42.9   15.1   303   14.8 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   08 53 35.4   +33 01 41     3.281    2.643   43.5   15.2   303   14.8 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   08 55 22.8   +32 58 31     3.275    2.646   44.0   15.3   303   14.8 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   08 57 09.5   +32 55 22     3.270    2.650   44.6   15.5   303   14.8 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   08 58 55.7   +32 52 13     3.264    2.653   45.2   15.6   302   14.9 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   09 00 41.3   +32 49 04     3.259    2.656   45.7   15.7   302   14.9 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   09 02 26.2   +32 45 56     3.253    2.660   46.3   15.9   302   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.