(796) Sarita
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Oct 2026	14.9	2.777 AU	2.979 AU	09h58m	+31°15'	68.7°	19.5°
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)              : 2.6360265
            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
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   09 58 09.9   +31 15 47     2.979    2.777   68.7   19.5   298   14.9 
2026-10-22 10:07 UT   09 58 43.4   +31 15 11     2.975    2.778   69.0   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 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   10 00 47.7   +31 13 06     2.961    2.783   70.1   19.6   298   14.9 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   10 02 05.4   +31 11 54     2.952    2.786   70.7   19.7   298   14.9 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   10 03 22.3   +31 10 46     2.942    2.790   71.4   19.7   298   14.9 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   10 04 38.3   +31 09 45     2.933    2.793   72.1   19.8   298   14.9 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   10 05 53.5   +31 08 49     2.923    2.796   72.8   19.9   297   14.9 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   10 07 07.8   +31 07 59     2.914    2.799   73.5   19.9   297   14.9 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   10 08 21.2   +31 07 15     2.904    2.802   74.2   19.9   297   14.9 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   10 09 33.7   +31 06 36     2.894    2.805   74.9   20.0   297   14.9 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   10 10 45.4   +31 06 04     2.885    2.808   75.6   20.0   297   14.9 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   10 11 56.2   +31 05 39     2.875    2.811   76.4   20.1   297   14.8 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   10 13 06.0   +31 05 20     2.865    2.815   77.1   20.1   296   14.8 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   10 14 14.9   +31 05 07     2.855    2.818   77.8   20.1   296   14.8 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   10 15 22.9   +31 05 01     2.845    2.821   78.5   20.2   296   14.8 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   10 16 29.8   +31 05 02     2.835    2.824   79.3   20.2   296   14.8 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   10 17 35.9   +31 05 10     2.825    2.827   80.0   20.2   296   14.8 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   10 18 40.9   +31 05 25     2.815    2.830   80.7   20.2   296   14.8 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   10 19 44.9   +31 05 47     2.805    2.833   81.5   20.2   295   14.8 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   10 20 48.0   +31 06 17     2.795    2.836   82.2   20.2   295   14.8 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   10 21 49.9   +31 06 54     2.784    2.839   83.0   20.3   295   14.8 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   10 22 50.9   +31 07 39     2.774    2.842   83.7   20.3   295   14.8 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   10 23 50.8   +31 08 31     2.764    2.845   84.5   20.3   295   14.8 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   10 24 49.6   +31 09 31     2.754    2.848   85.3   20.3   294   14.8 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   10 25 47.4   +31 10 38     2.743    2.851   86.0   20.3   294   14.8 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   10 26 44.0   +31 11 54     2.733    2.854   86.8   20.2   294   14.8 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   10 27 39.5   +31 13 17     2.723    2.857   87.6   20.2   294   14.8 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   10 28 34.0   +31 14 49     2.713    2.860   88.4   20.2   294   14.8 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   10 29 27.2   +31 16 28     2.702    2.863   89.1   20.2   293   14.8 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   10 30 19.4   +31 18 16     2.692    2.866   89.9   20.2   293   14.8 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   10 31 10.3   +31 20 12     2.681    2.869   90.7   20.1   293   14.7 

    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.