8061 Gaudium (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 8061 Gaudium is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:29 (PDT), 33° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:34, 33° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 22:15, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
8061 Gaudium
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 05 October 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 19h42m [1] |
| Declination: | −22°09' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 18.80 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.54 AU 21.15 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 12.44 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 262.8° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 3.18 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.175655 |
| Inclination: | 2.24° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 114.86° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 268.94° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 263.67° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 13.46 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.63 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.74 AU |
| Orbital period: | 5.68 years |