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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 | March 26, 1971 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8238 |
| Alternate name(s) | 4232 T-1 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.2624937 |
| Peri | 2.3175659 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1693401 |
| Orbital period | 1702.2042789 |
| Mean anomaly | 22.34750 |
| Inclination | 7.92290 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 15.31239 |
| Argument of peri | 123.57563 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.6 |
8238 Courbet (4232 T-1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 26, 1971 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.
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