Biography:Herbert Raab
| 9097 Davidschlag 1 2 | 14 January 1996 | MPC |
| 9119 Georgpeuerbach 1 2 | 18 February 1998 | MPC |
| 13682 Pressberger 1 | 10 August 1997 | MPC |
| 175730 Gramastetten 1 2 | 18 February 1998 | MPC |
| co-discovered with E. Meyer : [1] | ||
|---|---|---|
| co-discovered with E. Obermair : [2] | ||
Herbert Raab (born 24 January 1969 in Linz, Austria) is an Austrian software engineer, amateur astronomer and discoverer of astronomical objects.[2]
Biography
Raab finished his studies of computer science at the Johannes Kepler University of Linz in 1995 as a graduate engineer. In 2012, he received the Master of Science in Management for Engineers at the LIMAK business school in Linz, where he also graduated as Master 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 software Astrometrica, which is used for astrometric and photometric analysis of images of asteroids and comets.[4] Raab's most important observations include precise astrometry of the comet Shoemaker–Levy 9, which he observed together with Erich Meyer and Erwin Obermair in 1993. These observations have significantly contributed to the subsequent prediction of the impact of this comet on the planet Jupiter.[5]
In May 1996, asteroid 3184 Raab was named in his honor, following a proposal of Brian G. Marsden and Gareth V. Williams from the Minor Planet Center (M.P.C. 27124).[2][6] On 4 April 1997, Raab was presented the Gold Medal for Services to the Republic of Austria.[7]
His wife Agnes Raab (born 1969) is also an amateur astronomer and long-time member of the Astronomical Society of Linz. In early 2004, asteroid 49109 Agnesraab, was named after her.[8]
References
- ↑ "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 22 June 2016. https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/lists/MPDiscsNum.html. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(3184) Raab". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (3184) Raab. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 264. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_3185. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ↑ LinkedIn page of Herbert Raab. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
- ↑ Astrometrica web page. Retrieved 2015-01-13
- ↑ IAUC 5800: Periodic Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 (1993e). Retrieved 2015-01-13.
- ↑ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/ECS/MPCArchive/MPCArchive_TBL.html. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ↑ Recipients of Medals of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (German). Retrieved 2015-01-13.
- ↑ "Astrometrica – Minor Planets – (49109) Agnesraab". http://www.astrometrica.at/default.html?/planets.html. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
<ref> tag with name "MPC-Pressberger" defined in <references> is not used in prior text.External links
- Publications by Herbert Raab in the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
- Freie Sicht auf die Sonnenfinsternis (Clear view on the solar eclipse), nachrichten.at, March 2015 (in German)
- Asteroids Raab and Agnesraab, astrometrica.at
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