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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
| Discovery date | September 30, 1973 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 6259 |
| Named after | Aristide Maillol |
| Alternate name(s) | 3236 T-2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.5898880 |
| Peri | 1.9636132 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1375370 |
| Orbital period | 1254.7916922 |
| Mean anomaly | 201.77409 |
| Inclination | 6.70547 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 38.53201 |
| Argument of peri | 148.97974 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.6 |
6259 Maillol (3236 T-2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 30, 1973 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.