Astronomy:966 Muschi
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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) |
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 3.0752 astronomical unit|AU (460.04 Gm) |
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 2.3593 AU (352.95 Gm) |
2.7173 AU (406.50 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.13172 |
Orbital period | 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° |
178.311° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 11.715±0.55 km |
Rotation period | 5.355 h (0.2231 d) |
Geometric albedo | 0.3497±0.035 |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.91 |
966 Muschi is a main belt asteroid. It was discovered on 9 November 1921 by the Germany astronomer Walter Baade out of the Hamburger Sternwarte. Baade named the asteroid after his wife's nickname.
References
External links
- 966 Muschi at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 966 Muschi at the JPL Small-Body Database
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