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Discovery
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| Discovered by | Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
| Discovery date | September 24, 1960 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8236 |
| Named after | Thomas Gainsborough |
| Alternate name(s) | 4040 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.3658799 |
| Peri | 2.1532733 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2197088 |
| Orbital period | 1674.4111282 |
| Mean anomaly | 177.10947 |
| Inclination | 6.87935 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 215.18967 |
| Argument of peri | 98.80769 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.3 |
8236 Gainsborough (4040 P-L) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 24, 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.