Named in honor of Herbert Raab (1969– ), author of the widely-used and acclaimed Astrometrica software package. Astrometrica has enabled many amateur astronomers to participate in their own astrometric programs on comets and minor planets. Raab is a software developer and is also president of the Linzer Astronomische Gemeinschaft {see planet  (7491)}, the oldest amateur association in Austria. (M 27124) _ _.