39P/Oterma

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39P/Oterma
Discovery
Discovered by: Liisi Oterma
Discovery date: April 8, 1943
Alternate designations: 1942 VII; 1950 III; 1958 IV;
Orbital characteristics A
Epoch: March 6, 2006
Aphelion distance: 8.988 AU
Perihelion distance: 5.469 AU
Semi-major axis: 7.228 AU
Eccentricity: 0.2434
Orbital period: 19.43 a
Inclination: 1.9444°
Last perihelion: December 20, 2002
Next perihelion (predicted): 2022

39P/Oterma is a periodic comet in our solar system.

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