316 Observations on the Comet of 1823—24. 
To 76% 55% 45" 4. 76° Se 
“Inctination 2: 3B<-9-40 5. 16 12402 
: Se 76 ii 22: ga 6. 76 8 23 
Motion retrograde. 
By W. Colburn. 
Passage of Perihelion, 1823, Dec. 8d. 14h. 06’ 52"; mean 
ime, Boston. 
Longitude of ascending node, 302° 37’ 41" 
Place of the Perihelion, 271 39 41 
Log. nearest distance, 9.396 2088 
Inclination, 7 49" 
Motion retrograde. 
By graphical process. 
Passage of Perihelion, 1823, Dec. 9.3978p. mean time, 
Greenwich. 
rT - 
Longitude of ascending node, 302° 56’ 
Perihelion, 28 491 
Log. nearest distance, 9.35926 
Inclination, 76° 
Motion retrograde. 
An extraordinary appearance attended this comet, dur- 
ing a part of its course—a faint stream of light extending 
toward the sun. 
© diigice of the tail itself ; thoes narrowe!, 
“the imagilen by some, even tending to a point. It 
erved again, through a very clear atmosphere, on 
norning of the 27th, when both were fainter than be- 
but retained, as well as could be judged, the sa 
