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}}

| period = 4.48 yr (1636.1 d)

| 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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