Luboš Kohoutek
Luboš Kohoutek | |
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Kohoutek in 1974 | |
| Born | 29 January 1935 |
| Died | 30 December 2023 (aged 88) |
| Education | Masaryk University |
| Known for | Discovery of Comet Kohoutek and various minor planets |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Planetary astronomy |
| see § List of discovered minor planets |
Luboš Kohoutek (Czech pronunciation: [ˈkoɦou̯tɛk]; 29 January 1935 – 30 December 2023) 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 nebulae.