966 Muschi

966 Muschi
Discovery
Discovered by	W. Baade
Discovery site	Bergedorf
Discovery date	9 November 1921
Designations
Alternative names	1921 KU
Orbital characteristics^[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	91.69 yr (33489 days)
Aphelion	3.0752 AU (460.04 Gm)
Perihelion	2.3593 AU (352.95 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.7173 AU (406.50 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.13172
Orbital period	4.48 yr (1636.1 d)
Mean anomaly	215.68°
Mean motion	0° 13^m 12.144^s / day
Inclination	14.411°
Longitude of ascending node	72.437°
Argument of perihelion	178.311°
Earth MOID	1.34497 AU (201.205 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	1.96341 AU (293.722 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.303
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	7001117150000000000♠11.715±0.55 km
Rotation period	5.355 h (0.2231 d)
Geometric albedo	6999349700000000000♠0.3497±0.035
Absolute magnitude (H)	9.91

966 Muschi is a main belt asteroid. It was discovered on November 9, 1921 by the German astronomer Walter Baade out of the Hamburger Sternwarte. Baade named the asteroid after his wife's nickname.

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