(16479) Paulze Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 August 1990 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Marie-Anne Pierrette Paulze (1758-1836) was the wife and scientific collaborator of the chemist Antoine Lavoisier. Her heritage is found in the fine detailed drawings she made of the apparatus invented by her husband for his chemical investigations.Naming citation (20070402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Paulze is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Paulze is 2.88 au from the Sun and 2.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16479 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 QK7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.17 km (#8,693 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.244 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.79 |
| Orbital period | 5.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.69 – 3.28 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0982 |
| Inclination | 10.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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