(244) Sita Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 October 1884 by J. Palisa at Vienna.
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Where Sita is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sita is 2.32 au from the Sun and 2.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 244 |
| Provisional designation | A884 TA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.1 km (#4,523 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.256 |
| Rotation period | 130 hours |
| Spectral type | Sa |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.99 |
| Orbital period | 3.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.137 |
| Inclination | 2.85° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.877 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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