i82 Mr. South' s observations of the apparent distances 



No. DCXLVI. R. A. isM" ; Decl. 16° 25' N. 



Nova ; 

 Double ; 9th and 10th magnitudes. 



Passy ; May 5^ 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



Position = 70° 48' »j? I 5 Obs. 

 Distance = 3".905 j 5 Obs. 



DifF. = 3° 50' ) Very difficult. 

 DiiF. = o".48i ] Extremely difficult. 



The smaller star will scarcely bear any illumination. 



Passy ; May 9, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



8^ and 11th magnitudes. 



Positron = 74° 44' np I 5 Obs. DifF. = 2° 30' ) t;„>.essivelv diffimlt 

 Distance = 4".22 1 \ 5 Obs. Diff. = ©".962 ] Excessively difticult. 



Observed on the meridian; distances considered a little doubtful. The night is 

 become so unfavourable, that the small star is seen only with great difficulty. 



Passy ; May 10, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



9th and 10th magnitudes 



Position = 73«» 38' np I 5 Obs. I Diff. = 0° 35' ) ^ ^.g. , 

 Distance =4". 145 I 5 O^s. | Diff. = o".4o8 \^^^ aimcuit. 



Observed when on the meridian ; but the small star does not admit of a good 



illumination of the wires. 



Passy ; May 14, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorfat. 



9th and 11th magnitudes. 

 Position =71° 54' np | 5 Obs. j Diff. = 1° 50'. Excessively difficult. 

 The small star only visible by glimpses, and then very indistinctly j the observa- 

 tions by no means satisfactory. 



Mean Result. 



Position 7S° 46^ np (20 Obs,) ; Epoch 1825.38,- 



Distance 4". 090 (15 Obs.); Epoch 1825.37, 



