40P/Väisälä
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| Orbital period | 11 years |
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| Discovered | February 8, 1939 |
| Semimajor axis | 4. 89 m |
| Discoverer | Yrjö Väisälä |
| Last perihelion | November 15, 2014 |
| Next perihelion | November 12, 2025 |
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| ID | 2196660 |
About 40P/Väisälä
40P/Väisälä is a periodic comet that was discovered on February 8, 1939. Its orbit was determined on April 26, 1939. In 1994, the diameter of its nucleus was found to be 4. 2 km, similar in size to that of Comet Encke.