(147736) Raxavinic Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 July 2005 by R. Hutsebaut at Mayhill.
Airline pilot trainee Rapha (b. 1977), experimental physicist Xavier (b. 1979) and software engineer Vince (b. 1981) are the sons of the discoverer and his wife Nicole “Nicnac” Bosmans (b. 1955), a secretary at Brussels University.Naming citation (20100330/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Raxavinic is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Raxavinic is 2.89 au from the Sun and 2.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 147736 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 NC1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.02 km (#8,900 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0530 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.06 |
| Orbital period | 4.97 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.91 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 3.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.231 |
| Inclination | 9.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.