Luboš Kohoutek is a Czech

Czech people

Czechs, or Czech people are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic. Small populations of Czechs also live in Slovakia, Austria, the United States, the United Kingdom, Chile, Argentina, Canada, Germany, Russia and other countries...

 astronomer

Astronomer

An astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...

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Kohoutek has been interested with astronomy since high school. He studied physics and astronomy at universities in Brno

Brno

Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...

 and Prague

Prague

Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...

 (finished 1958). Then he started to work in Astronomical Institute of Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences

Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences

The Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences was established in 1953 to be the scientific center for Czechoslovakia. It was succeeded by the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic in 1992.-History:...

, where he published a well cited catalog (Catalogue of Galactic Planetary Nebulae, 1967). Kohoutek obtained long term position in observatory in Hamburg

Hamburg

-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...

-Bergedorf. After Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia (1968) he decided to stay in Germany (1970). His discoveries in the '70s made him well known in media. In later years Kohoutek worked in observatories in Spain and Chile, working with planetary nebula

Planetary nebula

A planetary nebula is an emission nebula consisting of an expanding glowing shell of ionized gas ejected during the asymptotic giant branch phase of certain types of stars late in their life...

e. He officially retired in 2001, yet he is still researching at the Hamburg-Bergedorf Observatory

Hamburg-Bergedorf Observatory

Hamburger Sternwarte is an astronomical observatory located in the Bergedorf borough of the city of Hamburg in northern Germany. It is owned and operated by the University of Hamburg, Germany since 1968, although it was founded in 1825 by the City of Hamburg and moved to its present location in...

. Kohoutek published 162 scientific works.

Astronomical discoveries

Asteroid Asteroid Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones... s discovered: 75
1834 Palach 1834 Palach 1834 Palach is a main belt asteroid discovered on August 22, 1969 by Luboš Kohoutek at the Hamburg-Bergedorf Observatory, West Germany. It was named in memory of the Czech anti-Soviet protester Jan Palach.- External links :*...	August 22, 1969
1840 Hus 1840 Hus 1840 Hus is a main belt asteroid discovered in 1971 by the Czech astronomer Luboš Kohoutek. It is named after Jan Hus, the fifteenth century Bohemian theologian and reformer.-External links:*...	October 26, 1971
1841 Masaryk 1841 Masaryk 1841 Masaryk is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on October 26, 1971 by L. Kohoutek at Bergedorf. It is named after Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, the first Czech president.- External links :*...	October 26, 1971
1842 Hynek 1842 Hynek 1842 Hynek is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 14, 1972 by Kohoutek, L. at Bergedorf.- External links :*...	January 14, 1972
1843 Jarmila 1843 Jarmila 1843 Jarmila is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 14, 1972 by L. Kohoutek at Bergedorf.- External links :*...	January 14, 1972
1861 Komenský 1861 Komenský 1861 Komenský is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1917.4515790 days . The asteroid was discovered on November 24, 1970.-References:...	November 24, 1970
1865 Cerberus 1865 Cerberus 1865 Cerberus is an Apollo and a Mars crosser asteroid, discovered in 1971 by L. Kohoutek.Cerberus passes within 30 Gm of the Earth 7 times from the year 1900 to the year 2100, each time at a distance of 24.4 Gm to 25.7 Gm.- References :...	October 26, 1971
1875 Neruda 1875 Neruda 1875 Neruda is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 22, 1969 by L. Kohoutek at Bergedorf.- External links :*...	August 22, 1969
1894 Haffner 1894 Haffner 1894 Haffner is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 26, 1971, by Kohoutek, L. at Bergedorf.- External links :*...	October 26, 1971
1895 Larink 1895 Larink 1895 Larink is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 26, 1971 by L. Kohoutek at Bergedorf.- External links :*...	October 26, 1971
1896 Beer 1896 Beer 1896 Beer is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 26, 1971 by Kohoutek, L. at Bergedorf.- External links :*...	October 26, 1971
1897 Hind 1897 Hind 1897 Hind is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 26, 1971 by Kohoutek, L. at Bergedorf.- External links :*...	October 26, 1971
1898 Cowell 1898 Cowell 1898 Cowell is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 26, 1971 by Kohoutek, L. at Bergedorf.- External links :*...	October 26, 1971
1899 Crommelin 1899 Crommelin 1899 Crommelin is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 26, 1971 by Kohoutek, L. at Bergedorf.- External links :*...	October 26, 1971
1901 Moravia 1901 Moravia 1901 Moravia is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on January 14, 1972 by L. Kohoutek at Bergedorf.- External links :*...	January 14, 1972
1931 Čapek 1931 Capek 1931 Čapek is a main belt asteroid. It has an eccentricity of 0.2732038 and an orbital period of 1478.3027655 days .This asteroid was discovered on August 22, 1969 by Luboš Kohoutek.-References:...	August 22, 1969
1932 Jansky 1932 Jansky 1932 Jansky is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 26, 1971 by L. Kohoutek at Bergedorf.- External links :*...	October 26, 1971
1933 Tinchen 1933 Tinchen 1933 Tinchen is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 14, 1972 by L. Kohoutek at Bergedorf.- External links :*...	January 14, 1972
1942 Jablunka 1942 Jablunka 1942 Jablunka is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 30, 1972 by L. Kohoutek at Bergedorf.- External links :*...	September 30, 1972
1963 Bezovec 1963 Bezovec 1963 Bezovec is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 9, 1975 by Kohoutek, L. at Bergedorf.- External links :*...	February 9, 1975
1995 Hajek 1995 Hajek 1995 Hajek is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 26, 1971 by Kohoutek, L. at Bergedorf.- External links :*...	October 26, 1971
1999 Hirayama 1999 Hirayama 1999 Hirayama is an asteroid. It is named after Kiyotsugu Hirayama, the Japanese astronomer best known for his discovery that many asteroid orbits were more similar to one another than chance would allow, leading to the concept of asteroid families, now called Hirayama families....	February 27, 1973
2047 Smetana 2047 Smetana 2047 Smetana is an inner main-belt asteroid discovered on October 26, 1971 by L. Kohoutek at Bergedorf.- External links :*...	October 26, 1971
2055 Dvořák 2055 Dvorák 2055 Dvořák is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1283.7308299 days .The asteroid was discovered on February 19, 1974.-References:...	February 19, 1974
2073 Janáček 2073 Janácek 2073 Janáček is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1634.6590585 days . The asteroid was discovered on February 19, 1974.-References:...	February 19, 1974
2281 Biela 2281 Biela 2281 Biela is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 26, 1971 by Kohoutek, L. at Bergedorf.- External links :*...	October 26, 1971
2375 Radek 2375 Radek 2375 Radek is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 8, 1975 by L. Kohoutek at Bergedorf.- External links :*...	January 8, 1975
2407 Haug 2407 Haug 2407 Haug is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 27, 1973 by Kohoutek, L. at Bergedorf.- External links :*...	February 27, 1973
2418 Voskovec-Werich 2418 Voskovec-Werich 2418 Voskovec-Werich is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 2021.9802736 days . The asteroid was discovered on October 26, 1971.-References:...	October 26, 1971
2472 Bradman 2472 Bradman 2472 Bradman is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 27, 1973 by Kohoutek, L. at Bergedorf.- External links :...	February 27, 1973
2541 Edebono 2541 Edebono 2541 Edebono is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 27, 1973 by Kohoutek, L. at Bergedorf.- External links :*...	February 27, 1973
2667 Oikawa 2667 Oikawa 2667 Oikawa is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on October 30, 1967 by L. Kohoutek at Bergedorf.- External links :*...	October 30, 1967
2767 Takenouchi 2767 Takenouchi 2767 Takenouchi is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 30, 1967 by L. Kohoutek at Bergedorf.- External links :*...	October 30, 1967
2838 Takase 2838 Takase 2838 Takase is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 26, 1971 by L. Kohoutek at Bergedorf.- External links :*...	October 26, 1971
2900 Luboš Perek 2900 Luboš Perek 2900 Luboš Perek is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1923.2155138 days .The asteroid was discovered on January 14, 1972.-References:...	January 14, 1972
2901 Bagehot 2901 Bagehot 2901 Bagehot is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 27, 1973 by Luboš Kohoutek at Bergedorf.- External links :*...	February 27, 1973
3081 Martinůboh 3081 Martinuboh 3081 Martinůboh is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1367.7143802 days .The asteroid was discovered on October 26, 1971.-References:...	October 26, 1971
3109 Machin 3109 Machin 3109 Machin is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 19, 1974 by L. Kohoutek at Bergedorf.- External links :*...	February 19, 1974
3303 Merta 3303 Merta 3303 Merta is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 30, 1967 by L. Kohoutek at Bergedorf.- External links :*...	October 30, 1967
3336 Grygar 3336 Grygar 3336 Grygar is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 26, 1971 by Kohoutek, L. at Bergedorf.- External links :*...	October 26, 1971
3337 Miloš 3337 Miloš 3337 Miloš is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1752.2271050 days .The asteroid was discovered on October 26, 1971 by Luboš Kohoutek at the Hamburg-Bergedorf Observatory. It is named for Czech astronomer Miloš Tichý.-References:...	October 26, 1971
3407 Jimmysimms 3407 Jimmysimms 3407 Jimmysimms is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 28, 1973 by L. Kohoutek at Bergedorf.- External links :*...	February 28, 1973
3475 Fichte 3475 Fichte 3475 Fichte is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 4, 1972 by Kohoutek, L. at Bergedorf.It was named after German writer Hubert Fichte.- External links :...	October 4, 1972
3514 Hooke 3514 Hooke 3514 Hooke is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on October 26, 1971 by L. Kohoutek at Bergedorf.- External links :*...	October 26, 1971
3627 Sayers 3627 Sayers 3627 Sayers is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 28, 1973 by L. Kohoutek at Bergedorf.- External links :*...	February 28, 1973
3635 Kreutz 3635 Kreutz 3635 Kreutz is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on November 21, 1981 by L. Kohoutek at the Calar Alto Observatory.- External links :...	November 21, 1981

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| 3825 Nürnberg

3825 Nürnberg

3825 Nürnberg is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1225.7586646 days . The asteroid was discovered on October 30, 1967.-References:...

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| 4137 Crabtree

4137 Crabtree

4137 Crabtree is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 24, 1970 by Luboš Kohoutek at Bergedorf.- External links :*...

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| 4425 Bilk

4425 Bilk

4425 Bilk is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1323.5628901 days . The asteroid was discovered on October 30, 1967.-References:...

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| (6215) 1973 EK

(6215) 1973 EK

1973 EK is a main-belt minor planet. It was discovered by Luboš Kohoutek at the Hamburg-Bergedorf Observatory in Bergedorf, Germany, on March 7, 1973.-External links:*...

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| (6431) 1967 UT

(6431) 1967 UT

1967 UT is a main-belt minor planet. It was discovered by Luboš Kohoutek at the Hamburg-Bergedorf Observatory in Bergedorf, Germany, on October 30, 1967.-External links:*...

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| (6680) 1970 WD

(6680) 1970 WD

1970 WD is a main-belt minor planet. It was discovered by Luboš Kohoutek at the Hamburg-Bergedorf Observatory in Bergedorf, Germany, on November 24, 1970.-External links:*...

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| (7044) 1971 UK

(7044) 1971 UK

1971 UK is a main-belt minor planet. It was discovered by Luboš Kohoutek at the Hamburg-Bergedorf Observatory in Bergedorf, Germany, on October 26, 1971.-External links:*...

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| (7806) 1971 UM || October 26, 1971
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| (8606) 1971 UG || October 26, 1971
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| (8607) 1971 UT || October 26, 1971
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| (9513) 1971 UN || October 26, 1971
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| (10260) 1972 TC || October 4, 1972
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| (10987) 1967 US || October 30, 1967
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| (11250) 1972 AU || January 14, 1972
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| (11436) 1969 QR

(11436) 1969 QR

1969 QR is an asteroid discovered by Luboš Kohoutek at Hamburg-Bergedorf Observatory on August 22, 1969.- External links :*...

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| (16351) 1971 US || October 26, 1971
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| (20960) 1971 UR || October 26, 1971
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| (24600) 1971 UQ || October 26, 1971
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| (24601) 1971 UW || October 26, 1971
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| (58094) 1972 AP || January 14, 1972
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Kohoutek is most famous for discoveries of numerous comet

Comet

A comet is an icy small Solar System body that, when close enough to the Sun, displays a visible coma and sometimes also a tail. These phenomena are both due to the effects of solar radiation and the solar wind upon the nucleus of the comet...

s, including periodic comets 75D/Kohoutek and 76P/West-Kohoutek-Ikemura, as well as the famously disappointing "Comet Kohoutek

Comet Kohoutek

Comet Kohoutek, formally designated C/1973 E1, 1973 XII, and 1973f, was first sighted on 7 March 1973 by Czech astronomer Luboš Kohoutek. It attained perihelion on 28 December that same year....

" (C/1973 E1).

He also discovered numerous asteroid

Asteroid

Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...

s, including the Apollo asteroid

Apollo asteroid

The Apollo asteroids are a group of near-Earth asteroids named after 1862 Apollo, the first asteroid of this group to be discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth...

 1865 Cerberus

1865 Cerberus

1865 Cerberus is an Apollo and a Mars crosser asteroid, discovered in 1971 by L. Kohoutek.Cerberus passes within 30 Gm of the Earth 7 times from the year 1900 to the year 2100, each time at a distance of 24.4 Gm to 25.7 Gm.- References :...

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The asteroid

Asteroid

Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...

 1850 Kohoutek

1850 Kohoutek

1850 Kohoutek is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 23, 1942 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.- External links :*...

was named after him.