(6236) Mallard Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 November 1988 by Oohira at Oohira.
In 1938 the British steam locomotive Mallard set the world's speed record of 203 km per hour for steam locomotion. The name was suggested by B. G. Marsden.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #13, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mallard is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mallard is 2.84 au from the Sun and 2.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6236 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 WF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.1 km (#3,674 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0590 |
| Rotation period | 176 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.41 |
| Orbital period | 5.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 3.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.174 |
| Inclination | 1.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 29 November 1988
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