| Minorplanet: | yes |
| Background: |
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| 796 Sarita | |
| Mpc Name: | (796) Sarita |
| Alt Names: | 1914 VH |
| Discovered: | 15 October 1914 |
| Epoch: | 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) |
| Eccentricity: | 0.32012 |
| Semimajor: | 2.6344AU |
| Perihelion: | 1.791AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.4777abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
| Period: | 4.28 yr (1561.8 d) |
| Inclination: | 19.052° |
| Asc Node: | 33.194° |
| Arg Peri: | 329.694° |
| Mean Motion: | / day |
| Orbit Ref: | [1] |
| Observation Arc: | 101.51 yr (37076 d) |
| Uncertainty: | 0 |
| Abs Magnitude: | 9.12 |
| Rotation: | 8.1755abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
| Spectral Type: | , |
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 with a period of 1561.82NaN2 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. It has a significantly higher radar albedo than most main belt objects, which also suggests a higher metallic content.