Quedlinburg, Germany — 7 February 1802
Dark celestial body
An unknown dark body is again observed crossing the Sun, “having rapid motion of its own” by amateur astronomer Fritsch. The tiny spot crossed the Sun in a northwesterly direction and accelerated.
Source: E. Ledger, “Observations or supposed observations of the transits of intramercurial planets or other bodies across the Sun’s disk,” The Observatory 3 (1879-80): 136. 377. Case: W329