and positions 0/4,58 double and triple stars y ^c. 35 



No. CCCCXXIV. R. A. 3^ 10™ ; Decl. 19° 8' N. 



Struve,' 90 ; 11. 76. 



.obrjlir'unfTT H 



Double ; 8|- and 9th magnitudes. 



Passy ; November 15, 1824 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



Position =19** o' sp 

 Distance s=7 ,519 



S Obs. I DifF. = 20 ,0' ^ j^.^,. 

 ?Obs. |DifF. = o".865J^'^'^"^*• 



Passy ; November 16, 1824 ; Seven-feet Equatorial, 



9th and 9j magnitudes. 



Position = 18" 53 sp \ 5 Obs. 

 Distance = 6".554 | 5 Obs. 



DifF. = z" 20'. Difficult. 

 DiiF. = o".76g. Very difficult. 



Small star very obscure ; both have a bluish tint. 



Passy ; February 4, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



8J and 9th magnitudes. 

 Distance = f.^^Z \ S Obs. | DifF. = o".553. Satisfactory. 



Set the micrometer to 29 parts, which with correction for Zero, are equal to the mea- 

 sure obtained on the i6th of November, and found it certainly too small. 



Mean Result. 



(The distance observed on November 16 being rejected) 



Position 18° 56' sp ; Epoch 1824.87 ; Distance 7*'. 501 ; 



Epoch 1834.98. 



Measuresof 1782, Dec. 24; Position i5^^4f* sp; Distance 

 5". 80. These indicate a slight change in angle, and a pretty 

 sensible one ( — 1".7) in distance, considering the closeness of 

 the stars. (H.) 



