(628318) Stevemould Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 September 2014 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Steve Mould (b. 1978) is a British educational YouTuber and science presenter with over 3 million subscribers. As part of Festival of the Spoken Nerd, he brings science to live audiences in entertaining ways. His video on self-siphoning beads led to the phenomenon being dubbed the Mould effect.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #5, 26), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stevemould is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stevemould is 2.90 au from the Sun and 3.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 628318 |
| Provisional designation | 2014 TB76 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.6 |
| Orbital period | 4.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.80 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.69 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0401 |
| Inclination | 3.89° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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