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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | European Southern Observatory |
| Discovery date | August 20, 1990 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 16479 |
| Named after | Marie-Anne Pierrette Paulze |
| Alternate name(s) | 1990 QK7 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.2932851 |
| Peri | 2.6646637 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1055097 |
| Orbital period | 1878.0130372 |
| Mean anomaly | 87.15111 |
| Inclination | 10.40456 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 156.35128 |
| Argument of peri | 271.60975 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.2 |
16479 Paulze (1990 QK7) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 20, 1990 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory.