966 Muschi

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

966 Muschi

Discovery
Discovered by	W. Baade
Discovery site	Bergedorf
Discovery date	9 November 1921
Designations
MPC designation	(966) Muschi
Pronunciation	German: [ˈmʊʃi]
Alternative designations	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 (sidereal)	4.48 yr (1636.1 d)
Mean anomaly	215.68°
Mean motion	0° 13m 12.144s / day
Inclination	14.411°
Longitude of ascending node	72.437°
Argument of perihelion	178.311°
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	11.715±0.55 km
Synodic rotation period	5.355 h (0.2231 d)
Geometric albedo	0.3497±0.035
Absolute magnitude (H)	9.91