38P/Stephan–Oterma
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Orbital period | 38 years |
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Discovered | January 22, 1867 |
Semimajor axis | 11 m |
Next perihelion | August 28, 2056 |
Orbital eccentricity | 0. 86002 |
Discoverers | Liisi Oterma |
Jérôme Eugène Coggia | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 2196987 |
About 38P/Stephan–Oterma
38P/Stephan–Oterma is a periodic comet with an orbital period of 38 years. It fits the classical definition of a Halley-type comet with. It was discovered in January 1867, by Jérôme Eugène Coggia at Marseilles Observatory, France. 38P/Stephan–Oterma last came to perihelion on November 10, 2018.