Archaeoastronomy in East Asia:  Historical Observational Records of Comets and Meteor Showers from China, Japan, and Korea
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Chapter 1:  Comets
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BC 5 Mar 9–Apr 6 [China] (Ho 63)

    2nd year of the Jianping reign period of Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty, 2nd month; a broom star emerged in Qianniu [LM 9] for over 70 days.
    [Han shu: tianwen zhi] ch. 26

BC 4 Apr 24 [China] (Ho 64)

    3rd year of the Jianping reign period of Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty, 3rd month, day jiyou [46]; a star became fuzzy in Hegu.
    [Han shu: Ai di ji] ch. 11

BC 4 [Korea] (Ho 64)

    54th year of King Hyeokgeose of Silla, 2nd month, day jiyou [46] (Feb 23); a fuzzy star was seen at Hegu.
    [Samguk sagi] ch. 1

AD 22 Nov 13–Dec 12 [China] (Ho 65)

    (a) 3rd year of the Dihuang reign period of Wang Mang of the Xin Dynasty, 11th month; a star became fuzzy in Zhang [LM 26].
    [Hou Han shu: Guangwu di ji] ch. 1
    (b) 3rd year of the Dihuang reign period of Wang Mang of the Xin Dynasty, 11th month; a star became fuzzy in Zhang [LM 26] then traveled southeastward for 5 days before disappearing.
    [Hou Han shu: tianwen zhi] ch. 20
    (c) 3rd year of the Dihuang reign period of Wang Mang of the Xin Dynasty, 11th month; a star became fuzzy in Zhang [LM 26] then traveled southeastward for 5 days before disappearing.
    [Han shu: Wang Mang zhuan] ch. 99
    NB: Ho (1962) did not cite (a) and (c).