78 Mr. South' s observations of the apparent distances 



No. CCCCLXXXIV. R. A. 5^ 18™ ; Decl. ss'' ai' N. 



Nova ; 

 Double ; 8th and 8^ magnitudes. 



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



Position = 8o<» 15' */ | 5 Obs. I Diff. = 1° 35' ) 



Distance = 59".5 34 j 5 Obs. | DiiF. = o".793 j 



A star of the nth magnitude is */ about 38° ±, and distant nearly 2| times as 

 far^ from the larger of these two stars, as they are from each other. No measures 

 of it can be procured. Night very fine. 



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



8th and 8| magnitudes. 

 Position = 79« 47' sf 5 Obs. I DifF. = 1° 2' | 

 Distance = 5 8".5 62 5 Obs. | DiiF. = o".962 j 



Passy; February 18, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



9th and 10th magnitudes. 



Distance = ^%".6^6 \ 3 Obs. | Diff. = o".288. Very difficult. 



The night is become cloudy; no more observations dan be procured. 



Mean Result, 

 Position 80° 1'^/; Epoch 1825.12 ; Distance 58".955(i30bs.); 



Epoch 1825.12. 



No. CCCCLXXX V. R. A. 5'' 19"" ; Decl. 29° 24' N. ' 

 Struve, 183; IV. 110. 

 Double; 7th and 10th magnitudes. 



Passy ; February 23, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



S Obs. I Diff. = 1° lo' ) __ ^_ . 

 5 Obs. I Diff. = o".72i \ V^O^ difficult. 



Position =82° 10^ np 

 Distance = i5".26i 



Passy; March 5, 1825 ; Seven-feet^ Equatorial. 



7th and 10th magnitudes. ■ "' 

 Position = 81° 34' np \ 5 Obs. I Diff. = 1O27' > ^ 

 Distance = is".63i | 5 Obs. | Diff. = o".48i > Extremely difficult. 



The small star scarcely bears the most feeble illumination. Night not very 



favourable. 



