The direction, distance and motion of the comet through the sky during its closest approach could have made it seem like it was hovering over Bethlehem when Jesus was said to have been born.

Could the Star of Bethlehem have actually been a comet?

Source: space
Source Link: https://www.space.com/astronomy/comets/the-comet-of-bethlehem-why-we-may-need-to-rethink-a-popular-christmas-story