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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | Haute-Provence Observatory |
| Discovery date | September 3, 1989 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 16447 |
| Named after | Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban |
| Alternate name(s) | 1989 RX |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.2248275 |
| Peri | 2.1581097 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1981665 |
| Orbital period | 1612.8069776 |
| Mean anomaly | 61.89336 |
| Inclination | 7.18867 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 236.94561 |
| Argument of peri | 132.71442 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.1 |
16447 Vauban (1989 RX) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 3, 1989 by E. W. Elst at Haute-Provence Observatory.