966 Muschi
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{{Infobox planet
| minorplanet = yes
| background = #D6D6D6
| name = 966 Muschi
| mpc_name = (966) Muschi
| alt_names = 1921 KU
| pronounced = {{IPA|de|ˈmʊʃi|lang}}
| discoverer = W. Baade
| discovery_site = Bergedorf
| discovered = 9 November 1921
| orbit_ref = {{Cite web |url=https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=966;cad=1 |title=966 Muschi (1921 KU) |work=JPL Small-Body Database |publisher=NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory |access-date=2 May 2016}}
| observation_arc = 91.69 yr (33489 days)
| uncertainty = 0
| epoch = 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
| eccentricity = 0.13172
| semimajor = {{Convert|2.7173|AU|Gm|abbr=on}}
| perihelion = {{Convert|2.3593|AU|Gm|abbr=on}}
| aphelion = {{Convert|3.0752|AU|Gm|abbr=on|lk=on}}
| inclination = 14.411°
| asc_node = 72.437°
| arg_peri = 178.311°
| mean_anomaly = 215.68°
| mean_motion = {{Deg2DMS|0.22004|sup=ms}} / day
| abs_magnitude = 9.91
| rotation = {{Convert|5.355|h|d|abbr=on|lk=on}}
| albedo = {{val|0.3497|0.035}}
| mean_radius = {{val|11.715|0.55}} km
}}
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.
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Category:Discoveries by Walter Baade
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