This comet remained visible to the naked eye for only about 70 days, however, which would mean that the Magi must have been looking at some other comet as they made their way from Jerusalem to Bethlehem.
由於這顆彗星肉眼可見的時間只有七十餘日，因而可以推論，博士從耶路撒冷再赴伯利恆途中，見到的已是另一顆彗星，由彗星位置看來，也就是漢哀帝建平三年出於河鼓的第二顆彗星。