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Comet Kohoutek (pronounced "ko-HU-tek" /koʊˈhuːtɛk/, or "ko-ho-tek" /koʊhoʊtɛk/), formally designated as C/1973 E1, 1973 XII and 1973f, is a comet that

Kohoutek (Czech pronunciation: [ˈkoɦou̯tɛk]; 29 January 1935 – 30 December 2023) was a Czech astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets and comets,

75D/Kohoutek is a short-period comet discovered in February 1975, by Luboš Kohoutek. Even on the discovery plate the comet was only apparent magnitude

include: Ctirad Kohoutek (1929–2011), Czech composer and music theorist Luboš Kohoutek (1935-2023), Czech astronomer Comet Kohoutek, a comet discovered by

Comet Kohoutek most commonly refers to C/1973 E1 (Kohoutek). It may also refer to other comets discovered by Czech astronomer, Luboš Kohoutek, including:

around Comet Kohoutek in the 1970s. SOHO detected a hydrogen gas halo bigger than 1 AU in radius around Comet Hale–Bopp. Water emitted by the comet is broken

successfully detected in the radio band until the 1973 passage of comet Kohoutek. Comet Arend–Roland was the subject of the first edition of the BBC's long-running

great distances only to diminish in brightness later. Comet Kohoutek in 1973 had been touted as a "comet of the century" and turned out to be unspectacular

76P/West–Kohoutek–Ikemura is a Jupiter-family periodic comet in the Solar System with a current orbital period of 6.47 years. The comet was initially spotted

of John E. Naugle, Associate Administrator for Space Science, NASA: Comet Kohoutek Program". Committee on Science and Astronautics U.S. House of Representatives