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]

796 Sarita
Discovery
Discovered byK. Reinmuth
Discovery siteHeidelberg Obs.
Discovery date15 October 1914
Designations
(796) Sarita
1914 VH
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc101.51 yr (37076 d)
Aphelion3.4777 AU (520.26 Gm)
Perihelion1.7910 AU (267.93 Gm)
2.6344 AU (394.10 Gm)
Eccentricity0.32012
4.28 yr (1561.8 d)
300.91°
0° 13m 49.836s / day
Inclination19.052°
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

References

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  1. ^ "796 Sarita (1914 VH)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b Shepard, Michael K.; et al. (May 2008), "A radar survey of M- and X-class asteroids", Icarus, 195 (1): 184–205, Bibcode:2008Icar..195..184S, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2007.11.032.
  3. ^ Magri, C.; et al. (December 1998), "Mainbelt Asteroids: Results of Arecibo and Goldstone Radar Observations of 37 Objects During 1980-1995", American Astronomical Society, DPS meeting #30, vol. 30, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, p. 1450, Bibcode:1998DPS....30.5516M, 55, retrieved 25 September 2017.
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