cur ve ▁Link ▁assumes ▁an ▁al bed o ▁of ▁ 0 . 1 0 ▁– ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁generic ▁comprom ise ▁between ▁the ▁st ony ▁( 0 . 2 0 ) ▁and ▁carbon ace ous ▁( 0 . 0 5 7 ) ▁astero ids ▁with ▁semi - major ▁axis ▁between ▁ 2 . 6 ▁and ▁ 2 . 7   AU ▁– ▁and ▁consequ ently ▁calcul ates ▁a ▁shorter ▁diameter ▁of ▁ 1 3 . 2 5 ▁kilom eters ▁using ▁on ▁an ▁absolute ▁magnitude ▁of ▁ 1 2 . 5 1 . ▁ ▁N aming ▁▁ ▁This ▁minor ▁planet ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁Aust rian ▁amateur ▁astronom er ▁and ▁software ▁engineer ▁Herbert ▁Ra ab ▁( born ▁ 1 9 6 9 ), ▁who ▁developed ▁the ▁ast rom et ric ▁software ▁" A st rom etr ica ". ▁The ▁official ▁naming ▁c itation ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁Minor ▁Planet ▁Center ▁on ▁ 3 ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁( ), ▁following ▁a ▁proposal ▁by ▁Brian ▁Mars den ▁and ▁G are th ▁Williams . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Ast ero id ▁Light cur ve ▁Database ▁( LC DB ), ▁query ▁form ▁( info ) ▁ ▁Dictionary ▁of ▁Minor ▁Planet ▁Names , ▁Google ▁books ▁ ▁Disc overy ▁Circ um st ances : ▁Number ed ▁Minor ▁Plan ets ▁( 1 )- ( 5 0 0 0 ) ▁– ▁Minor ▁Planet ▁Center ▁▁▁▁▁▁ 0 0 3 1 8 4 ▁Category : Dis cover ies ▁by ▁Ernest ▁Leonard ▁Johnson ▁Category : Min or ▁plan ets ▁named ▁for