(4406) Mahler Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 December 1987 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Where Mahler is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mahler is 3.34 au from the Sun and 2.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4406 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 YD1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.1 km (#3,701 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0860 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.08 |
| Orbital period | 5.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.74 – 3.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.130 |
| Inclination | 1.90° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.74 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 22 December 1987
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- (3181) Ahnert
- (3245) Jensch
- (3338) Richter
- (3539) Weimar
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- (3802) Dornburg
- (3808) Tempel
- (3826) Handel
- (3917) Franz Schubert
- (3941) Haydn
- (3943) Silbermann
- (3954) Mendelssohn
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