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Comet Kohoutek

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

Discovered: March 18, 1973

Last perihelion: December 28, 1973

Apparent magnitude: –3 (1973 perihelion); 0 (peak for ground observers)

Absolute magnitude (H): 5.8 (total); 9.5 (nucleus)