(796) Sarita
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Asteroid (796) Sarita |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.6342 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.3201 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.7911 AU - 3.4774 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 19.065 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4,276 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.35 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 44.95 km |
| Albedo | 0.1966 |
| Rotation period | 7.75 h |
| Absolute brightness | 9.046 likes |
| Spectral class | X |
| history | |
| Explorer | K. Reinmuth |
| Date of discovery | 1914 |
| Another name | 1914 VH |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(796) Sarita is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 15, 1914 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory at the University of Heidelberg . Sarita was Reinmuth's first discovery of an asteroid.
A reference to the name is not known.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel Dictionary of minor planet names 5th edition, Springer Verlag, Berlin / Heidelberg 2003, p. 74, ISBN 3-540-00238-3