and positions of 458 double and triple stars, &c. 77 



No. CCCCLXXXII. R. A. 5^ 17" ; Decl. 11° 28' S. 

 Struve, 179 ; Hist. Gael. 563- 

 Double; 10th and 10^ magnitudes ; pale; ill defined stars, 

 bearing scarcely any illumination. 



Passy ; January 17, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



Position = 75° 36' sp\ c Obs. I DifF. = i° n' ) r- ^ , j-n: ^. 

 Distance = i2".978 ^ | 5 Obs. | Diff. = o".sos ] Extremely difficult. 



Passy ; January 19, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



lOth aud 10^ magnitudes. 



Position = 76° 12' sp c Obs. I Diff.= 1° 52') ^j ^ , .-n; u 

 Distance = ii".38s 5 Obs. | Diff.= i".o82l Extremely difficult. 



Passy ; February 9, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 

 • lOth and 10 J magnitudes. 

 Distance = ii".399 I 5 Obs. | Diff. = i".346. Extremely difficult. 

 The night is remarkably fine. 



Mean Result. 

 Position 75** 54' sp ; Epoch 1825.05 ; Distance ii".392 ; 



Epoch 1825.09. 

 (Rejecting the observations of Distance made January 17th.) 



No. CCCCLXXXIII. R. A. 5^ 17" ; Decl. S3° 38' N. 



Nova ; 

 Double ; 7th and 9th magnitudes ; several stars in the field. 



Passy ; February 12, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



Position = 30° 58' nf 5 Obs. ! Diff. =: i* i' ) ^..^ , 

 Distance = i' 27^77 1 5 Obs. | Diff. = i".0345 ^^"^^ult. 



The small star bears a very insufficient illumination. 



Passy; February 17, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



8th and 9f magnitudes. 



Position = 30° 49' nf 5 Obs. I Diff. = o® 40' ) j^-a- u 

 Distance = i' 27".434 5 Obs. | Diff. = i".s6s > -^^"^cult. 



The small star is faint. 



Mean Result. 

 Position so** 53' «/; Distance i' 2 7*. 602; Epoch 1825.11. 



