单选题：根据以下资料，回答题： It was not“ the comet of the century” expels pr

根据以下资料，回答题：
It was not“ the comet of the century” expels predicted it might be．However，Kohoutek has provided a bonanza of scientific information。It was first spotted 370 million miles from Earth，by an astronomer who was searching the sky for asteroids．and after whom the comet was named．Scientists who tracked Kohoutek the ten months before it passed the Earth predicted the comet would be a brilliant spectacle．But Kohoutek fell short of these predictions，disappointing．millions of amateur sky watchers，when it proved too pale to be seen with the unaided eye．Researchers were very　happy nonetheless with the new information they were able to glean from their investigation of the comet．Perhaps the most significant discovery was the identification of two important chemical compounds methyl cyanide and hydrogen cyanide never before seen in comets，but found it the far．reaches of interstellar space．This discovery revealed new clues about the origin of comets． Most astronomers agree that comets are primordial remnants from the formation of the solar system， but whether they were born between Jupiter and Neptune or much farther out toward interstellar space has been the subject of much debate．If compounds no more complex than ammonia and methane，Key components of Jupiter，were seen in comets，it，would suggest that comets form with—in the planetary orbits．But more complex compounds．such as the methyl cyanide found in Ko-houtek，point to formation far beyond the planets；there the deep freeze of space has kept them un—changed．
Why was Kohoutek referred to as “the comet of the century”? A．It was thought to be extremely old．
B．It passes the Earth once a century．
C．Scientists predicted it would be very bright．
D．Scientists have been tracking it for a century．