444 DR. HERSCHEL'S SIXTH CATALOGUE OF THE 



Notes to Canes venatici. 



July 22, 1797. 11 There are two stars about the place of 11 nearly alike in 

 brightness. 



13 Is 37 Comae Berenices. 



19 A considerable star sp 19 is omitted : much larger than 18. 



22 Does not exist. It was never observed by FLAMSTEED. 



25 Is misplaced: the PD should be +10. It is not in the place where the 

 catalogue has it, but is 10 more south. 25 - 8 A star observed by FLAMSTEED, 

 p. 228, is in its place about f or 1 north of this 25, and a little preceding it is 

 * , 14. 



A star observed by FLAMSTEED, p. 225, from 64 Ursae towards 54 Ursse is in its 



place. It is 1 7 * 



Notes to Coma Berenices. 



5 December 27, 1786. I looked for 5 Comae, but could not find it. 

 19 April 19, 1797. 19 does not exist. FLAMSTEED never observed it. 

 29 Is the same with 36 Virginis. 



34 Does not exist, nor did FLAMSTEED observe it. 



35 39 A star between 35 and 39 observed by FLAMSTEED, p. 165, is in its place. 

 It is 39 =, * 



41 A star near 41 observed by FLAMSTEED, p. 165, is in its place. A star south 

 following 41 observed by FLAMSTEED, p. 165, is in its place. It is 41 - - * 



42 A star south of 42 observed by FLAMSTEED, p. 164, is in its place. Calling it 

 in general * it will be 38 , * 



Notes to Libra. 



1 Does not exist : there is a star of a considerable magnitude near 50 Hydrse, but 

 the place does not agree with 1 1 is not in the place where it is marked in Atlas, 

 but there is a star which FLAMSTEED observed, p. 166, which is probably 1. It is 

 RA-30' and PD + 2 and is in its place. I shall call it 1 and it is 50 Hydrae -, 1 



2 There are two about the place of 2, but I suppose the largest, and nearest to 

 98 Virginis, to be FLAM STEED'S star. It agrees best with the place. 



23 Is not in the place where Atlas gives it, nor did FLAMSTEED observe it there. 

 He has a star, p. 531, which is 1 26' more in EA. This is probably 23, and it is 

 23 , 14 and is in its place. 



27 Does not seem larger than 9, at least not very decidedly, and so as to be 

 denoted 27 , 9, but 9 has a small star near it, not visible to the naked eye, which 

 increases its lustre ; but in my glass it is evident that 27 is a little brighter than 9. 



37 North of 37 is a star nearly as large as 37, but 37 is a very little larger in the 

 finder. -FLAMSTEED'S star observed, p. 45, north of 37 is in its place 37 - * 



