| 9097 Davidschlag12 | 14 January 1996 | MPC |
| 9119 Georgpeuerbach12 | 18 February 1998 | MPC |
| 13682 Pressberger1 | 10 August 1997 | MPC |
| 175730 Gramastetten12 | 18 February 1998 | MPC |
| co-discovered withE. Meyer : [1] | ||
|---|---|---|
| co-discovered withE. Obermair : [2] | ||
Herbert Raab (born 24 January 1969 inLinz,Austria) is an Austriansoftware engineer,amateur astronomer and discoverer ofastronomical objects.[2]
Raab finished his studies of computer science at theJohannes Kepler University of Linz in 1995 as agraduate engineer. In 2012, he received theMaster of Science inManagement for Engineers at the LIMAK business school in Linz, where he also graduated asMaster of Business Administration in 2013. He works as a software engineer in the field of commercial software.[3]
In 1983, he joined the Astronomical Society of Linz (German:Linzer Astronomische Gemeinschaft), and has been president of the society from 1996 until 2017. Since 1990, he has been developing the widely used softwareAstrometrica, which is used forastrometric andphotometric analysis of images ofasteroids andcomets.[4] Raab's most important observations include preciseastrometry of thecomet Shoemaker–Levy 9, which he observed together withErich Meyer andErwin Obermair in 1993. These observations have significantly contributed to the subsequent prediction of theimpact of this comet on the planetJupiter.[5]
On 10 August 1997, he discovered the asteroid13682 Pressberger together withErich Meyer at the private observatory Meyer/Obermair in Davidschlag (municipalityKirchschlag bei Linz, Austria).[1][6] Furthermore, he was involved in three other discoveries of asteroids which were assigned as site discoveries to the observatory Davidschlag by theInternational Astronomical Union(seeCategory:Discoveries by the Davidschlag Observatory).[7] During theOccultation of the starHIP 76293 by the asteroid1177 Gonnessia on 18 May 2007, Raab discovered that the star is a closedouble star, whose components have a separation of just 0.04".[8][9]
In May 1996, asteroid3184 Raab was named in his honor, following a proposal ofBrian G. Marsden andGareth V. Williams from theMinor Planet Center (M.P.C. 27124).[2][10] On 4 April 1997, Raab was presented theGold Medal for Services to the Republic of Austria.[11]
His wife Agnes Raab (born 1969) is also an amateur astronomer and long-time member of the Astronomical Society of Linz. In early 2004, asteroid49109 Agnesraab, wasnamed after her.[12]