Luboš Kohoutek
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Luboš Kohoutek was a Czech astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets and comets, including Comet Kohoutek which was visible to the naked eye in 1973. He also discovered a large number of planetary
Kohoutek in 1974
Kohoutek at NASA Johnson Space Center mission control center during Skylab 4 mission talking with the astronauts on board about the Comet Kohoutek observations
Minor planet
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A minor planet, according to the International Astronomical Union, is an astronomical object in direct orbit around the Sun that is exclusively classified as neither a planet nor a comet. Before 2006,
Luboš Kohoutek
…Germany Education Masaryk University Known for Discovery of Comet Kohoutek and various minor planets Scientific career Fields Planetary astronomy Minor planets discovered: 76 see § List of discovered minor planets Luboš Kohoutek (Czech pronunciation: ; 29 January 1935 – 30 December 2023) was a Czech astronomer…
Pluto in True Color High Res
Ceres RC3 Haulani Crater
Vesta in natural color
Rosetta triumphs at asteroid Lutetia