and positions 0/4.58 double and triple stars ^ &c, S7- 



No. CCCCXII. R. A. 2»» 17" ; Decl. 16** 8' S. 



378 (Bode) Ceti ; Struve, 72 ; III. 80. 

 Double; 8th and 12th magnitudes. 



Passy ; November 21, 1824 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



Positions 22° 40' «/>. + Single measure. 

 Excessively difficult. Night tolerably fine j but the star is not measurable. 



Passy ; November 25, 1824 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



8th and 12th magnitudes. 



Position=22° 28' np. ^f; Single measure. 



Night unfavourable ; no more observations can be gotten. 



Passy ; December 10, 1824 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 

 8th and 12t.h magnitudes. 



Dsition =22° 20' np 5 Obs. I ^^-^^S^ if J Excessively difficult. 

 istances=i2 .219 5 Obs. | Diff. =0.8895 ' 



The small star becomes invisible under the slightest illumination. 



Passy : December 23, 1824 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



7th and 12th magnitudes. 

 Distances 11'. 190 | 5 Obs. | Diff. =: o".36o. Excessively difficult. 

 The small star, which is blue, will not bear the least illumination. 



Mean Result. 

 Position 22" 24' «/> (7 Obs.) ; Epoch 1824.92 ; 

 Distance ii".704 (10 Obs.) ; Epoch 1824.96. 



The measures of 1783 are Pos. 22° 24' np ; Dist. = 1 i".s. 

 The position not differing at all, and the distance only 4-tenths 

 of a second from their present values,— a remarkable coin- 

 cidence. (H.) 



