and positions of ^s% double and triple stars, &c. 165 



No. DCXVII. R. A. io»^ 45- ; Decl. 1° 17' S. 



Struve, 370 ; Hist. Gael. 227. 



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



and bears but a feeble illumination. 



Blackman-street ; March 12, 1824 ; Five-feet Equatorial. 



Position = 86° 57' sf 

 Distances 35". 113 



c Obs. I DifF. = 0° 45' i r^^ai u 

 r\u T\a: » i Difficult. 



5 Obs. I Diff. = o .4743 



Blackman-street; April 2, 1824; Five-feet Equatorial. 



6th and 10th magnitudes. 



Position = SS'* 38' sf\ 5 Obs. 

 Distances 35".333 j 5 Obs. 



DifF. = 2<* 25' ) ,, ,.«. ,^ 

 Diff. = o".632j^^^^'®'"^^- 



Small star blue, and bears a very indifferent illumination of the micrometer wires. 



Mean Result. 

 Position 87^47' sf; Distance 35".223 ; Epoch 1824.22. 



No. DCXVIII. R. A. 10*^ 47°^ ; Decl. 20° 9' S. 



Nova ; 

 Double ; 10th and loi magnitudes ; bear but little 

 illumination. 



Passy ; March 26, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



Position =54° 13' sp I 5 Obs. I Diff.=o° 46' ) £„._._,„ ^y^.^,, 

 Distances: I' i8".o6i | 5 Obs. | Diff. = i".875 5 ^"^emely diflicult. 



Passy ; March 28, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 

 lOth and 11th magnitudes. 

 Position =54'' 21' sp I c Obs. I Diff, = i° 40' ) ^ . , j.^- ,^ 

 Distances I' I9''.254 | 5 Obs. | Diff.=2".j84l Excessively difficult. 



Both stars very indistinct. 



Passy; March 29, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



lOth and 11th magnitudes. 



Distance = 1' i9''.989 j 5 Obs. | Diff. = i"-923. Excessively difficult. 



On the admission of the smallest quantity of light, the stars become scarcely visible. 



Mean Result. 

 Position 54** 16' sp (lo Obs.) ; Distance i' 19*101 (15 Obs.); 



Epoch 1825.23. 



