(18240) Mould Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Jeremy Mould (b. 1949), who has been director of Mount Stromlo Observatory and of the U.S. National Optical Astronomy Observatories, is well known for his determination of the expansion rate of the Universe.Naming citation (20040107/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mould is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mould is 2.27 au from the Sun and 3.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18240 |
| Provisional designation | 1317 T-2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.82 |
| Orbital period | 3.88 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.47 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.128 |
| Inclination | 6.55° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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