Text #47
. Comets[p. 364]
204 BC August-September; China, Rome. A bushy star comet was observed near Arcturus for over 10 days before disappearing from sight.
Sources: Ho, (23), Barrett (10)
Celestial / Comet
204BC Aug. 14± 1y , Duration 30d
Event #29: Sparkling or Bushy Star near Arcturus
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[p. 364]Text #9196
& & . Archaeoastronomy in East Asia
(a) 3rd year Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, 7th month; a star became fuzzy at Dajiao.
(b) 3rd year of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, 7th month; a star became fuzzy at Dajiao for over 10 days before it set.
Text #9197
. Cometography: A Catalog of Comets. Series: Cometography. Vol. 1
[p. 512]The Chinese text Han shu (100) reports a “sparkling star” was seen during the month of -203 August 14 to September 11. It was observed at Ta-chio [alpha Bootis]. This may have been a nova.
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