5 BC broom star
Described as a tailed comet in Capricorn for 70 days. High galactic latitude makes a nova unlikely. Not to be confused with the 48 BC guest star matched to a nova shell in M22 in 2019.
How it connects
This mystery we read it in
Humphreys, The Star of Bethlehem, a comet in 5 BC, Tyndale Bulletin
This mystery has this clue
Broom star in Capricorn, 5 BC, 70 days
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