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The Han shu (100) is the only ancient text to report this “sparkling star”. It says the object appeared in the “western quarter” sometime during the month of -68 January 27 to February 24. It was about 20º from Venus. The location indicates an evening sky observation. Hsi Tsê-Tsung (1958) considered this object to be a nova.
69 BC, February, China. A bushy star comet was seen in the west about 30 degrees from Venus.
(a) 1st year of the Dijie reign of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, 1st month; a star became fuzzy in the west.
(b) 1st year of the Dijie reign of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, 1st month; a star became fuzzy in the west, about 2 zhang from Venus.
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