6236 Mallard

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6236 Mallard

Summary

6236 Mallard is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 6236 Mallard is credited with the discovery of Nihondaira Observatory[3].
  • 6236 Mallard's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 6236 Mallard's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Nihondaira Observatory[5].
  • LNER Class A4 4468 “Mallard” is named after 6236 Mallard[6].
  • 6236 Mallard followed 6235 Burney[7].
  • 6236 Mallard was followed by Q509231[8].
  • 6236 Mallard's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • 6236 Mallard's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • 6236 Mallard's provisional designation is recorded as 1954 UM3[11].
  • 6236 Mallard's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 SY11[12].
  • 6236 Mallard's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 WF[13].
  • 6236 Mallard's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 SL1[14].
  • 6236 Mallard's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1988-11-29T00:00:00Z[15].
  • 6236 Mallard's significant event is recorded as naming[16].
  • 6236 Mallard's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.18'}[17].
  • 6236 Mallard's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1815431'}[18].
  • 6236 Mallard's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1738905848503578'}[19].
  • 6236 Mallard's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.3'}[20].
  • 6236 Mallard's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.41'}[21].
  • 6236 Mallard's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.86574'}[22].
  • 6236 Mallard's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.862068359162346'}[23].
  • 6236 Mallard's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+5.57'}[24].
  • 6236 Mallard's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2044.460438061964'}[25].
  • 6236 Mallard's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+176.266'}[26].
  • 6236 Mallard's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+89.94898'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

6236 Mallard's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Origins

LNER Class A4 4468 “Mallard” is named after 6236 Mallard[6].

Why It Matters

6236 Mallard has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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