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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | European Southern Observatory |
| Discovery date | September 22, 1990 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 16498 |
| Named after | Passau |
| Alternate name(s) | 1990 SX8 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.0600297 |
| Peri | 2.4843907 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1038231 |
| Orbital period | 1685.9227929 |
| Mean anomaly | 219.48984 |
| Inclination | 17.24877 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 168.22219 |
| Argument of peri | 282.95475 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.1 |
16498 Passau (1990 SX8) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 22, 1990 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory.