(8238) Courbet Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 March 1971 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Gustave Courbet (1819-1877) was an autodidact who studied nature and the great paintings in the Louvre. Initially his paintings were not accepted in the salons of Paris; he then held his own exhibition, which was a great success. His harmonious colors influenced the French and German Impressionists.Naming citation (19990402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Courbet is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Courbet is 2.32 au from the Sun and 2.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8238 |
| Provisional designation | 4232 T-1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.56 km (#6,101 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0660 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.38 |
| Orbital period | 4.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.32 – 3.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.168 |
| Inclination | 7.91° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.35 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Gustave
All asteroids named after someone called Gustave
Also discovered on 26 March 1971
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- (6257) Thorvaldsen
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- (6429) Brancusi
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- (6752) Ashley
- (7367) Giotto
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