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39P/Oterma

Comet
39P/Oterma is a currently inactive periodic comet with an orbital period of nearly 20 years that stays outside the orbit of Jupiter. The nucleus has a diameter around 4–5 km. It was last observed in August 2021 and came to perihelion in July 2023... Wikipedia
Discoverer: Liisi Oterma
Discovered: April 8, 1943
Orbits: Sun
Next perihelion: 2042-Jul-12
Semi-major axis: 7.228 AU