and positions 0/4,58 double and triple stars, &c. 127 



No. DLIII. R. A. 7^ 28- ; Decl. 14° 6' S. 



34 (Bode) Off. Typograph. ; Struve, 268 ; II. 63 ; 

 Double ; 8th and 8^ magnitudes. Placed in a telescopic 

 constellation, I count more than 70 stars in the field. 



Passy ; December 29, 1824 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



Position = 32° 48' np 5 Obs. I DifF. = 0° 23' ) 



Distance = 7".383 5 Obs. | DifF. = o".529> 



A minute or two to the north of this star, and following it a few seconds of 



time, will be found a double star of the 5th or 6th class j and about the same 



declination as this last-named star, by sweeping a few minutes in right ascension, 



a double star of the 4th class (8th or loth magnitudes) will be seen in the field. 



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



8th and 8| magnitudes. 



Position = 33° 52' np I 5 Obs. I DifF. = 1° 55' \ 



Distance = 7''.492 | 5 Obs. | DifF. = o".6oi ) • . ^ . • • 



Mean Result. 



Position 33° Qo' np; Distance 7*.437 ; Epoch 1825.02. 



This star has undergone no material change in position or 

 distance since Sir W. Herschel's observations in 1783, which 

 made it 30*" 12' 71 p, and 6 or 7" by estimation of diameters. (H.) 



No. DLIV. R. A. 7** 28°^; Decl. 14° 7'S. 

 Nova ; 

 Double ; 8th and 15th magnitudes. The large star precedes 

 the second star of 34 (Bode) Off. Typogr. 32 seconds of 

 time, and is about 39 seconds to the south of that star. 



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



Position = 54° 37' n/ 1 c Obs. I Diff. = i® ig' } „ . , ,.^ . 

 Distance = 2S".355 I 5 Obs. | DifF. = i".i54 J Excessively difficult. 



The small star will neither bear illumination nor magnifying power, Observa* 

 tions were made with 105 : with 179 I could not obtain any measures. 



