Rita is an asteroid of the main belt with a diameter of 97 km. It possess a 0.159614 eccentricity of and an orbital period of 2 915,88 days (7,99 years).

Rita has an average orbital speed of 14,90283178 km/s and an inclination of 7,19821º.

This asteroid was discovered in 9 April 1931 by Karl Reinmuth.