Category
page 1Astronomical objects discovered in 1939
1541 Estonia
asteroid
1512 Oulu
asteroid
1504 Lappeenranta
asteroid
1510 Charlois
asteroid
1524 Joensuu
main-belt asteroid
1507 Vaasa
asteroid
1586 Thiele
asteroid
1506 Xosa
asteroid
1525 Savonlinna
asteroid
1757 Porvoo
asteroid
1534 Näsi
asteroid
1464 Armisticia
asteroid
1505 Koranna
asteroid
1523 Pieksämäki
asteroid
1533 Saimaa
asteroid
1535 Päijänne
asteroid
1526 Mikkeli
asteroid
2258 Viipuri
asteroid
1489 Attila
asteroid
1536 Pielinen
asteroid
1527 Malmquista
asteroid
1740 Paavo Nurmi
asteroid
1696 Nurmela
asteroid
1929 Kollaa
asteroid
1818 Brahms
asteroid
1817 Katanga
asteroid
1646 Rosseland
asteroid
1511 Daléra
asteroid
2716 Tuulikki
asteroid
2096 Väinö
asteroid
2679 Kittisvaara
asteroid
2464 Nordenskiöld
asteroid
2536 Kozyrev
asteroid
1676 Kariba
asteroid
2826 Ahti
asteroid
2535 Hämeenlinna
asteroid
2486 Metsähovi
asteroid
2885 Palva
asteroid
2972 Niilo
asteroid
2802 Weisell
asteroid
2638 Gadolin
asteroid
1739 Meyermann
asteroid
2257 Kaarina
asteroid
3606 Pohjola
asteroid
2306 Bauschinger
asteroid
4512 Sinuhe
asteroid
2348 Michkovitch
asteroid
7000 Curie
asteroid
Cygnus A
radio galaxy
6073 Tähtiseuraursa
asteroid
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 , similar in size to that of Comet Encke. It came to perihelion on November 12, 2025.
139P/Väisälä–Oterma
139P/Väisälä–Oterma is a periodic comet in the Solar System. When it was discovered in 1939 it was not recognized as a comet and designated as asteroid 1939 TN.
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Planetary nebula in the Lynx constellation