244 Sita is a background asteroid from the inner region of the asteroid belt, approximately in diameter. It was discovered on 14 October 1884 by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa in the Vienna Observatory and was named after wife of Rama, Sita.
This minor planet is orbiting the Sun at a distance of with an eccentricity of 0.137 and an orbital period of . The orbital plane is tilted at an angle of 2.84° to the plane of the ecliptic. It is spinning slowly, completing a rotation about its axis once every .
References
External links The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances