(966) pussy

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Asteroid
(966) pussy
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Eunomia family
Major semi-axis 2.7204  AU
eccentricity 0.1278
Perihelion - aphelion 2.3729 AU - 3.068 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 14.392 °
Sidereal period 4,486 years
Mean orbital velocity 18.06 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 23 km
Albedo 0.35
Rotation period 5.355 h
Absolute brightness 9.9 likes
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer Walter Baade
Date of discovery November 9, 1921
Another name 1921 KU
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(966) Muschi is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt that was discovered on November 9, 1921 by Walter Baade from the Hamburg observatory .

The celestial body was named after the nickname of Baade's wife.

See also