Comet Kohoutek, formally designated C/1973 E1, 1973 XII, and 1973f, was first sighted on 7 March 1973 by Czech astronomer Lubo Kohoutek. It attained perihelion on 28 December that same year. Read more
COMET KOHOUTEK (1973 XII) received so iitich advance publicity and so little post publicity, that few except those involved ever heard the end of the story. Read more