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Hunted up objects seen on Dec. 3.7. The first one has moved ; or, 

 at least, pointing as then indicated with the finder, I found objects in 

 about the position of a and b, which I suppose to be the same — though 

 dayhght prevents saying certainly. These second objects are on the 

 same parallel, and distant 32'±, c was also seen. 



Dec. 12.7. — Examined objects seen on Dec. 3.7. The second 

 one, fixed. The first one — I cannot decide whether it has moved 

 since yesterday or not, as I had no opportunity then of observing it 

 accurately. The setting for it is, better, this : — 



a = ] 1'^ 0™. 



S = +7° 17' 



5-in. finder. 



I now proceed to observe it accurately in R. A., and find by 14 

 chronographic transits that b follows a by 3P.92, at lO'^.o, s. t. 



f 64.24 

 b is south of a<( ^' -^ 



[2'-.76= ." 



The object-glass is somewhat dewed ; but I can see a companion to 

 b, faintly — can only estimate : — s = 20"±. 



p=43°±. 



Dec. 14.7. — Mean of 3 chronograph transits, a precedes b 3P.88. 

 The companion to b is visible. I couclude that 6 is a fixed star : I 

 have not at any time seen the trace of a disk on it. Curiously enough, 

 there is a group of stars nearly south of this, about 10', which have 

 nearly the same relative positions and magnitudes (except that a is 

 much smaller). I think I must have observed this on Dec. 3.7 

 though I shall not now spend time to see. I believe also that ab 

 is more than 36''.5, somewhat. 



Go on with regular search — from -j-4° 10' to -|-3° 50'. (Object b 

 large and nebulous.) 





