Kohoutek

[ koh-hoh-tek, kuh- ]

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noun

Astronomy.

a comet that passed around the sun in late 1973 and early 1974 and was dimly visible with the naked eye.

Kohoutek

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a comet of almost parabolic orbit that reached its closest approach to the sun in Dec 1973

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Named after Czech astronomer Luboš Kohoutek (1935–2023), who discovered it in February 1973

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C20: named after Luboš Kohoutek, Czech astronomer working in Germany who discovered it in March, 1973

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The number of spacewalks was also doubled, to four, to observe a newly discovered comet, Kohoutek.

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For instance, Comet Kohoutek in 1973 was hyped as a potentially great sight - echoing longtime comparisons I’d always heard about Halley’s Comet.

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But Kohoutek was decidedly a fizzle; I don’t think I ever caught a glimpse of it.

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Mr. Bopp had never seen a comet before the summer of 1995, missing Halley’s in 1986 and the disappointing smudge of Comet Kohoutek in 1973.

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Kohoutek, who was 64, died a week later after his estranged brother decided to have him removed from life support.

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