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On the date of perihelion (the point of its orbit nearest our sun), December 28, 1973, the comet was no longer visible from earth’s surface but appeared as a brilliant mass superimposed on the solar corona in a photograph taken by satellite. | On the date of perihelion (the point of its orbit nearest our sun), December 28, 1973, the comet was no longer visible from earth’s surface but appeared as a brilliant mass superimposed on the solar corona in a photograph taken by satellite. | ||
Comet Kohoutek’s next appearance is expected in an estimated 75,000 years. | |||
== Portents == | == Portents == | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
{{POWref|27|45|, September 9, 1984}} | |||
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