Kohoutek

American  

[koh-hoh-tek, kuh-] / koʊˈhoʊ tɛk, kə- /

noun

Astronomy.

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

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Kohoutek British  

/ kəˈhuːtɛk /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Kohoutek

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

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Kohoutek

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

From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2021

In their Apollo ferry ship, they will be carrying 900 lbs. of scientific experiments, thousands of pictures of the earth, sun and that elusive visitor to the solar system, the comet Kohoutek.

From Time Magazine Archive

That's what people will be saying a few years from now. when they are still discussing Kissinger, Kohoutek, and the Arab leaders whose actions were of international significance during troubled 1973.

From Time Magazine Archive

Thus ended the hottest nonevent since Comet Kohoutek.

From Time Magazine Archive

Looking with unaided eye into the southwest sky after sunset, most observers in well-lighted, smoggy metropolitan areas could find no trace of Kohoutek.

From Time Magazine Archive