8238 Courbet

Summary

8238 Courbet is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 8238 Courbet is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 8238 Courbet is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 8238 Courbet is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 8238 Courbet's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 8238 Courbet's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Gustave Courbet is named after 8238 Courbet^[8].
• 8238 Courbet's follows is recorded as 8237 Constable^[9].
• 8238 Courbet's followed by is recorded as 8239 Signac^[10].
• 8238 Courbet's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 8238 Courbet's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 8238 Courbet's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 BA1^[13].
• 8238 Courbet's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 DY1^[14].
• 8238 Courbet's provisional designation is recorded as 4232 T-1^[15].
• 8238 Courbet's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1971-03-26T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 8238 Courbet's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y19fl^[17].
• 8238 Courbet's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008238^[18].
• 8238 Courbet's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 8238 Courbet's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.16'}^[20].
• 8238 Courbet's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1647276'}^[21].
• 8238 Courbet's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1676760626439176'}^[22].
• 8238 Courbet's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.1'}^[23].
• 8238 Courbet's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.4'}^[24].
• 8238 Courbet's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.91188'}^[25].
• 8238 Courbet's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.907994940156898'}^[26].
• 8238 Courbet's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.67'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8238 Courbet's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Gustave Courbet is named after 8238 Courbet^[8].

Why It Matters

8238 Courbet ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]