Comet Kohoutek
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Comet Kohoutek is a comet that passed close to the Sun towards the end of 1973. Early predictions of the comet's peak brightness suggested that it had the potential to become one of the brightest comets ... Wikipedia
Orbital period: 2,278 days
Discoverer: Luboš Kohoutek
Radius: 1.3049 mi
Last perihelion: December 28, 1973
Discovered: March 18, 1973
Apparent magnitude: –3 (1973 perihelion); 0 (peak for ground observers)
Absolute magnitude (H): 5.8 (total); 9.5 (nucleus)