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128. Max. 1883, Oof oher 6. Magn. 9.6. 1884, September 15. Magn. 9.0. K. 



1.32. Min. 1884, August 10. Magn. 12.7. Max. 1884, October 15. Magu. 7.(3. 

 K. 



1326. Max. 1883, February 6. Magn. 0,3. 1884, March 7. Magn. 6.8. Min. 

 1883, August 23. Magn. 0.9. 1884, August 11. Magu. 9.7. K. 



142. Max. 1883, December 25 (approximate). Magn. 6.3. Sr. 



Table IT. enables the number of any star in Table I. to be found 

 from its usual designation. The con.<tellations are arranged alpha- 

 betically in the lirst column, and the numbers are placed under the 

 respective headings R, S, T, U, V, and W. Thus R, S, and T Aquarii 

 are respectively Nos. 142, 138, and 131 in Table I. In the column 

 headed " IMisc." are given other designations ; thns 7 Aqiiilce is No. 

 118, and rj Argus is No. 54. The number is preceded by a dash when 

 no letter has been definitely assigned to the corresponding star ; thus, 

 —,52c in the second line indicates that a variable star in Autlia, No. 52c 

 in Table I., has not been definitely designated by a letter. 



The list of suspected variables, given in Table II. of the statement 

 made in 1884, is not here repeated, since from the nature of the case 

 such a list can only be provisional. It should be remaiked that all 

 the stars which were inserted on the authority of Dr. Peters are con- 

 sidered by him to be certainly variable. Dr. Duner also furnishes the 

 place of a variable star which he observed on 23 days in 1884 ; it was 

 not given in either of the tables published last year. The place, 

 reduced to 1875, is as follows: R. A. 14h. 24m. 41s., S +39° 25'.2. 

 The period is about 405 days. Four variable stars were detected by 

 means of the observations made for the Cordoba Zone-Cataloirue : see 

 that work, p. xiv., and Dr. Gould's letter in the Astronomische Nacli- 

 richten, CXI. G3. The places for 1875 are as follows: R. A. ]5h. 

 45m. 22s., Dec. —35° 55'.3 ; R. A. 22h. 10m. 53s., Dec. —30° 13'.6 ; 

 R. A. 22h. 27m. 4s., Dec. —67° 55'.9 ; R. A. 23h. 49m. 58s., Dec. 

 —50° 28'.9. 



Table III. indicates the progress of observation of suspected vari- 

 ables given in Table II. of the statement made in 1884. The stars 

 are designated in the first column by Mr. Chandler's provisional 

 numbers, as in the previous statement. The second column gives the 

 number of observations made by each observer, as in the last colunm 

 of Table I. The third column indicates the result of these obser- 

 vations. 



