Loose conjunction in the sky of Venus, Saturn, Moon and Jupiter in the constellation of Aries, which are however distributed over different degrees in perspective on the ecliptic looking towards the East 15 minutes before dawn. On June 17, 2 BC, the conjunction in the sky of Venus and Jupiter occurs in the constellation of Leo: the two planets are perspectively very close (just a few arc minutes) looking towards the WNW after sunset; they could represent the famous “star” (“aster” in the original Greek) of the Magi in the Gospel of Matthew (2,9), New Testament. Finally, on May 29, 7 BC, the conjunction in the sky of Saturn and Jupiter occurs in the constellation of Pisces: the two planets are approximately 20 arc minutes (1/3 of a degree) apart looking towards the ESE one hour before dawn. All three of these events, but on different dates, could represent the comet described in the texts.
