86 Mr. South' s observations of the apparent distances 



No. CCCCXC. R. A. 5^ 27" i Decl. 5° 34' S. 



Seq. Q""^"- Orionis ; Nova ; 



Double ; 9th and 12th magnitudes. The larger of these stars 

 , follows the bright star A of 5 Orionis, about 15 seconds 

 of time, and is about 1' 49" to the south of it. 



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



Position =: 56° 3'*p 

 Distance rr i' \j".6o() 



7 Obs. I DifF. = 1° 40' 7 ^ , ,.^ , 



5 Obs. I DifF. = o".889 j Extremely difficult. 



Night clear, but the stars are unsteady. 



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

 ; 8th and 11th magnitudes. 



Position = 55° 45' «j9 

 Distances: 1' 17". 751 



5 Obs. \ DifF. = o« 56' ) ^r A-a 1^ 

 5 Obs. I DifF. = i".o82P^'^y d^«^^"l*- 



Mean Result. 



Position 55° 5Q' sp (12 Obs.); Distance 1' i7".68o ; 

 Epoch 1825.21. 



No. CCCCXCI. R. A. 5*^ 27 ; Decl. 6° 2' S. 



« Orionis ; Struve, 195 ; III. 12. 



Triple ; large, w^hite ; the small stars, particularly the nearest, 

 decidedly blue. A of the 4th, B of the 11th or 12th, and 

 C of the 15th magnitudes. 



Measures of A B. 

 Blaekman-street ; February 1, 1824 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



Position = 52° 13' «/ I 14 Obs. DifF. = 7° 30' ) ^ ^ , ,.«. ,, 

 Distance=i3".5i8 I 6 Obs. DifF. = ;".2o2 J ^^^''""'^^y ^^^^"^^- 



Night is clear, but the stars are very unsteady. 



