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 147 Oct 12–Nov 10 [China] (Ho 33)

    3rd year of the Zhongyuan reign period of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, 9th month; a star became fuzzy in the northwest.
    [Han shu: Jing di ji] ch. 5

BC 138 Apr 9–May 8 [China] (Ho 34)

    3rd year of the Jianyuan reign period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, 3rd month; a star became fuzzy in Zhu [LM 24] and Zhang [26] that passed through Taiwei, interfered with Zigong, and reached the Milky Way.
    [Han shu: tianwen zhi] ch. 26

BC 138 May 9–Jun 6 [China] (Ho 35)

    3rd year of the Jianyuan reign period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, 4th month; a star became fuzzy in Tianji that reached Zhinü.
    [Han shu: tianwen zhi] ch. 26

BC 138 Aug 5–Sep 3 [China] (Ho 36)

    3rd year of the Jianyuan reign period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, 7th month; a star became fuzzy in the northwest.
    [Han shu: tianwen zhi] ch. 26

BC 137 Sep 22–Oct 20 [China] (Ho 37)

    4th year of the Jianyuan reign period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, 9th month; a star became fuzzy in the northeast.
    [Han shu: Wu di ji] ch. 6