796 Sarita (Asteroid)
From Cambridge , 796 Sarita is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:06 (EDT), 27° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:28, 36° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:30, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
796 Sarita
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 06 May 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 13h45m [1] |
| Declination: | -11°14' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 14.13 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.28 AU 18.98 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 11.93 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 310.5° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.64 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.319621 |
| Inclination: | 19.05° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 33.14° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 329.60° |
| Epoch of elements: | 31 March 2024 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 226.35° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 9.34 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 1.79 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.48 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.28 years |