| Observation | Type | Magnitude | Constellation | Date (month) | Year |
| Chinese | Ia | - | Circinus & Centaurus | - | 185 CE |
| Chinese | - | - | Sagittarius | - | 386 CE |
| Chinese | II-Ib | −1 | Scorpius | - | 393 CE |
| Arabs, Chinese, Japanese, Europeans | Ia | −7.5 | Lupus | 30 April | 1006 CE |
| North Americans, Arabs, Chinese | II | −6 | Taurus | 4 July | 1054 CE |
| Chinese and Japanese | - | −1? | Cassiopeia | 6 August | 1181 CE |
| Chinese, Japanese, Arabs, Europeans, Tycho Brahe | Ia | −4 | Cassiopeia | 6 November | 1572 CE |
| Europeans, Arabs, Kepler | Ia | −2.25 to −2.5 | Ophiuchus | 9 October | 1604 CE |