966 Muschi
Appearance
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | W. Baade |
Discovery site | Bergedorf |
Discovery date | 9 November 1921 |
Designations | |
(966) Muschi | |
Pronunciation | German: [ˈmʊʃi] |
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) |
2.7173 AU (406.50 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.13172 |
4.48 yr (1636.1 d) | |
215.68° | |
0° 13m 12.144s / day | |
Inclination | 14.411° |
72.437° | |
178.311° | |
Physical characteristics | |
11.715±0.55 km | |
5.355 h (0.2231 d) | |
0.3497±0.035 | |
9.91 | |
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.
References
[edit]- ^ "966 Muschi (1921 KU)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
External links
[edit]- 966 Muschi at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 966 Muschi at the JPL Small-Body Database