796 Sarita is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was discovered 15 October 1914 by German astronomer Karl W. Reinmuth. This is a main belt that is orbiting at a radius of 2.63 AU with a period of 4.28 yr and an eccentricity (ovalness) of 0.32. The orbital plane is inclined at an angle of 19.052° from the plane of the ecliptic. Tholen (1989) initially classified it as type XD, although later authors treated it as an M-class body. The object's visual albedo is considered characteristic of the latter type.[3] It has a significantly higher radar albedo than most main belt objects, which also suggests a higher metallic content.[2]
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
Discovery date | 15 October 1914 |
Designations | |
(796) Sarita | |
1914 VH | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 101.51 yr (37076 d) |
Aphelion | 3.4777 AU (520.26 Gm) |
Perihelion | 1.7910 AU (267.93 Gm) |
2.6344 AU (394.10 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.32012 |
4.28 yr (1561.8 d) | |
300.91° | |
0° 13m 49.836s / day | |
Inclination | 19.052° |
33.194° | |
329.694° | |
Physical characteristics | |
22.48±0.75 km | |
8.1755 h (0.34065 d) | |
0.1966±0.013 | |
XD (Tholen), M (Rivkin)[2] | |
9.12 | |
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