(796) Sarita
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	2 Aug 2025	11.9	1.909 AU	1.040 AU	23h41m	-40°18'	136.6°	21.4°
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
2025-08-02 00:00 UT   23 41 26.2   -40 18 01     1.040    1.909  136.6   21.4   288   11.9 
2025-08-02 11:14 UT   23 41 23.2   -40 21 08     1.037    1.908  136.8   21.3   289   11.8 
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 
2025-08-12 00:00 UT   23 38 05.6   -41 17 27     0.986    1.887  141.3   19.6   303   11.7 
2025-08-13 00:00 UT   23 37 30.1   -41 22 17     0.982    1.885  141.7   19.4   305   11.6 
2025-08-14 00:00 UT   23 36 51.7   -41 26 51     0.977    1.882  142.1   19.3   306   11.6 
2025-08-15 00:00 UT   23 36 10.7   -41 31 08     0.973    1.880  142.5   19.1   308   11.6 
2025-08-16 00:00 UT   23 35 26.9   -41 35 08     0.969    1.878  142.9   19.0   310   11.6 
2025-08-17 00:00 UT   23 34 40.6   -41 38 48     0.965    1.876  143.2   18.9   312   11.6 
2025-08-18 00:00 UT   23 33 51.7   -41 42 08     0.961    1.874  143.5   18.7   314   11.6 
2025-08-19 00:00 UT   23 33 00.2   -41 45 07     0.957    1.872  143.8   18.6   316   11.5 
2025-08-20 00:00 UT   23 32 06.4   -41 47 44     0.954    1.870  144.1   18.5   318   11.5 
2025-08-21 00:00 UT   23 31 10.2   -41 49 58     0.951    1.868  144.4   18.4   320   11.5 
2025-08-22 00:00 UT   23 30 11.7   -41 51 47     0.947    1.866  144.6   18.3   322   11.5 
2025-08-23 00:00 UT   23 29 11.1   -41 53 10     0.944    1.864  144.8   18.2   324   11.5 
2025-08-24 00:00 UT   23 28 08.4   -41 54 07     0.942    1.862  145.0   18.1   326   11.5 
2025-08-25 00:00 UT   23 27 03.7   -41 54 37     0.939    1.861  145.2   18.1   328   11.5 
2025-08-26 00:00 UT   23 25 57.3   -41 54 39     0.937    1.859  145.3   18.0   330   11.5 
2025-08-27 00:00 UT   23 24 49.2   -41 54 11     0.934    1.857  145.4   18.0   332   11.5 
2025-08-28 00:00 UT   23 23 39.4   -41 53 14     0.932    1.855  145.5   18.0   334   11.4 
2025-08-29 00:00 UT   23 22 28.3   -41 51 46     0.930    1.853  145.6   17.9   336   11.4 
2025-08-30 00:00 UT   23 21 15.9   -41 49 46     0.928    1.852  145.6   17.9   339   11.4 
2025-08-31 00:00 UT   23 20 02.3   -41 47 15     0.927    1.850  145.6   18.0   341   11.4 
2025-09-01 00:00 UT   23 18 47.7   -41 44 11     0.925    1.848  145.6   18.0   343   11.4 

    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.