and positions of 4<s8 double and triple stars , &c. 201 



No. DCLXXVII. R. A. i6«» 15"^ ; Decl. 14° 15'N. 



Struve, 517 ; II. 88. 



Double; 8th and 12th magnitudes; small, decidedly light 



blue. 



Passy ; June 30, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



Position = 48° 44' np j 5 Obs. 

 Distance = 6".828 | 5 Obs. 



j^-rp' a" A 4 Excessively difficult. 



Observed when 20 minutes west of the meridian. Stars very steady ; night fine ; 

 but the smaller bears only the slightest illumination. 



Passy; July 4, 1825 ; Seven- feet Equatorial. 



8th and 13th or 14th magnitudes. 



Position =: 47° 29' 71 p \ 5 Obs. | DifF. = o''42'. On the meridian. 



The small star is light blue, but is so extremely faint, that I cannot get any 



observations of distance ; the angles were procured with excessive difficulty. 



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



8th and 13th magnitudes. 



Position = 48° 57' np | 5 Obs. j DifF. zr i° 14'. On the meridian. 



The small star decidedly light blue, and under the most feeble illumination is so 

 extremely indistinct, that measures of distance are impracticable. 



Passy ; July 13, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



8th and 12th magnitudes. 



Distance = 6".yii J 5 Obs. | DifF. = o".4o8. Extremely difficult. 



Observed when 30 minutes west of the meridian ; but the small star is extremely 



indistinct, and scarcely bears the least illumination. 



Mean Result. 

 Position 48° 23' np ; Distance g!',tjo\ Epoch 1825.51. 



In 1783 the position of this star was 44° 45' np, and its 

 distance 6 or 7"; no material change therefore has taken 

 place in it. (H.) 



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