of Double Stars, 9 1 



FOURTH CLASS OF DOITBI, E STARS. 



IV. 45. In pedoris crate Ononis. 



Dec. 27, Double. About f degree following i{/, towards n 

 1781. Orionis. Extremely unequal. L. pr. ; S. dr. Dif- 

 tance with 278, %q" 3". Pofition 62° 24 f. fol- 

 lowing. 



46. Fl. 21 :: Geminorum *. 



Dec, 27, Double. A little unequal. Both pr. Diil:ancc 



1781. about 25^^. Pofition 



47. Fl. 3 Leonis. 



Feb. 2, Double. Exceffively unequal. L. r. ; S. d. ; not 

 iTSa. vifible with 227. Diflance eftimated with 460, about 

 24'^ Pofition a little n. following. A third ftar in 

 view. Diftance perhaps 2'. Pofition about 1 5** f . fol- 

 lowing. 



48. H (Fl. i="") Geminorum praecedens ad boream. 



Feb. 6, Quintuple. In the form of a crofs. About f degree 



1782. n. preceding H Geminorum, in a line parallel to the 

 65th Orionis and ^ Tauri ; the middle of three. The 

 two nearefl or preceding of the five extremely unequal. 

 Diflance 2.0" Sl'^' ' Portion 7° 27' f. preceding. The 

 lafl of the three, in the fhort bar of the crofs, has an 

 excefUvely obfcure ftar near it of the third clafs. Five 

 more in view, differently difperfed about the quintuple. 



* The 2ift and 20th Geminorum are not in the heavens as they are marked ia 

 Tlamsteed's Atlas, fo that it becomes doubtful whether the N" 21. is right. 



N % 49- 



