Prof. C. Piazzi Smyth's Astronomical Notices. Ill 



ments beforehand in distributing watchers all along the line, rather 

 than grouping them at one place, would evidently be desirable, to 

 avoid local clouds, &c. 



The two new planets, Victoria and Egeria, discovered, the first 

 in September by Mr Hind, the other in November by M. Gasparis 

 of the Neapolitan Observatory, stand thus amongst the rest of the 

 planets : — 



The Asteroidal 

 Group. 



Jupiter, 



5-20 



4332-58 



The first orbit of Victoria which reached me was that com- 

 puted by Mr Hugh Breen, assistant-astronomer at the Greenwich 

 Observatory. The close approach to accurate determination made 

 already in the elements of this new planet, may be gathered from 

 the following values of the mean distance as determined by Mr 

 Breen and other competitors : — 



Hugh Breen, 2-336 



Yvon Villarceau, 2-335 



llumker, 2-336 



Fearnly, 2-330 



Ephemerides of Victoria and Egeria, as well as of Faye's comet, 

 have been sent me by the Rev. R. Sheepshanks, editor of the Notices 

 of the Royal Astronomical Society ; and by Lieutenant Stratford, 

 R.N., Superintendent of the Nautical Almanac; and observa- 

 tions of all three objects are in great request. 



The following places may be of service to intending observers. 

 December 20, 1850. 



Right Ascension. Declination. 



h. m. 8. « / » 



Victoria, 4 5 +588 



Egeria, 1 33 6 -t- 10 53 16 



Faye's comet, 22 6 6 - 5 68 18 



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