and positions 0/4.58 double and triple stars, &c. 14«7 



No. DLXXXV. R. A. 8^ 47" ; Decl. 17° 34' S. 



Nova ; 

 Double ; 6th and 7th magnitudes. 



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



Distance = i'g"'.2gS \ 5 Obs. | Diff. 



Passy; March 21, 1825; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



Position = 53° 9' «/I 5 Obs. I DiflF. = 0° 56' 7 



■ ' ~"T. = o".84ij • • 



6th and 7th magnitudes. 



Position =53° 20' sf 



5 Obs. I DiflF. = o" 56' 



F. = 0° 56' I 

 Distance = V 9".S94 5 Obs. | DiflF. =o".432 3 • • • • 



Passy ; March 21, 1825 ; Portable Transit. 



Observed R. A. of the larger star = 8^ 47' iz".S9. 



Passy ; March 24, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



6th and 7th magnitudes. 



Position = 53° 8'*/ 5 Obs. I DiflF.= 1° 16' ) Unsteadv 

 Distance= 1' 9".i97 5 Obs. | Difi^.= i".6595 "^^steady. 



Measured inadvertently, being unaware that the star had been already well observed. 



Mean Result. 

 Position 53° is' np (15 Obs.); Distance 1' 9". 36s (15 Obs.); 



Epoch 1835.22. 



No. DLXXXVI. R. A. S^^ 50" ; Decl. 32° 57' N. 



<r* Cancri ; Struve, 318. 



Double ; 6th and 10th magnitudes ; small, blue. 



Passy ; January 6, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



Position = 45** o' sf 

 Distance = 4 .594 



c Obs. 1 Diff. = 2° 23' ) ... ..fl. ,, 

 5 Obs. I Diff. = o".4s6l V«^ ^^"If- 



Passy ; January 25, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



6th and 10th magnitudes. 



Position = 450 46' sf I 6 Obs. I Diff. = 8° 30' 7 ,, ^ , ..«. ,, 



Distance = 5". 107 "^ | 5 Obs. | Diff = o".865 \ Extremely difficult. 



The small star is blue, and scarcely bears any illumination. Night particularly 

 fine, but the dew on the object-glass is sadly troublesome. 



Mean Result. 

 Position 45° 25' sf {11 Obs. ) ; Distance 4". 850 (10 Obs. ) ; 



Epoch 1825.04. 



