(3184) Raab Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 August 1949 by E. L. Johnson at Johannesburg.

Where Raab is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Raab is 2.98 au from the Sun and 3.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3184
Provisional designation1949 QC
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter19.3 km (#2,301 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0470
Rotation period275 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.47
Orbital period4.35 years
Semi-major axis2.66 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.96 – 3.37 au
Eccentricity0.264
Inclination8.21°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.964 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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