and positions 0/458 double and triple stars, &c. 117 



No. DXXXVill. R. A. 6^ 42° ; Decl. 23° 55' S. 



Nova ; 

 Double ; 8th and 9th magnitudes ; small, blue. 

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



Position = 860 50' nf \ 5 Obs. [ Diff. = o^ 43'. Difficult. 

 ' The night is become cloudy ; observations of distance are impracticable. 



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



8th and 10th magnitudes. 



Position = 86° 38' nf 5 Obs. I DifF. = 1° 1 1' | „^^ a\4K..,u 

 Distance = zy'^Syg 5 Obs. Diff. = i".i78i ^"^ ^^^^^^*- 



Passy ; March 2, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



8th and 10th magnitudes. 

 Distance = zf.JZZ \ 5 Obs. \ Diff, = o".84i. Very difficult. 



Mean Result. 

 Position 86° 44' nf; Epoch 1825.13 ; Distance 27''.8o6 ; 

 Epoch 1825.15. 



No. D XXXIX. R. A. 6^ 43"^ ; Decl. 46° 47' N. 



Struve, 250 ; 



Double ; 9th and 12th magnitudes. 



Passy ; January 8, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



Position =: 60° 53' sv 1 c Obs. I Diff. = i° 34' ) ^ ^ , ,.«- ,^ 

 Distance = 8".34 5 Obs. | Diff. = o".8 i; \ Extremely difficult. 



The small star is very faint, and bears but the most feeble illumination. 



Passy ; February 5, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatoiial. 



9th and 12th magnitudes. 



Position = 60° 19'* p I 5 Obs. 1 Diff. = 2° ic' 7 i? *. ^1 j-ie 1* 

 Distance:=8".i29 ^ | 5 Obs. Diff. = o-.elj \ Extremely difficult. 



Mean Result. 

 Position 60° 36' sp ; Distance 8''.229; Epoch 1825.08. 



