220 Mr. South's observations of the apparent distances 



No. DCCII. R. A. 18^ 20'" ; Decl. 19° 13' N. 



Nova ; 

 Double ; 8th and 8 -J magnitudes. 



Passy ; June 9, 1 825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



Position = 77° 24' sp I s Obs. I DifF. = 2° 8' } ^ . 

 Distance = 6".402 | 5 Obs. | DifF. = o".3i2 ] ^^^^"X* 



A star of the 15 th magnitude precedes to the north at an angle of 9 or 10 de- 

 grees, and distant from the larger of these stars perhaps 40 seconds : its obscurity 

 renders measures of it impracticable. 



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



8| and 9th magnitudes. 



Position = 76° 19' nf\ 5 Obs. Diff. = 2» 14' ) ^ , 



Distance = 6". 174 | 5 Obs. DifF. = o".36o ] ^^^ ^^^^"^y* 



Observed on the meridian : measures very satisfactory. 



Mean Result. 

 Position 76° 51' sp or w/; Distance 6".288 ; Epoch i825.47» 



No. D CCIII. R. A. i8»^ 25" ; Decl. 32° 8' N. 



Nova ; 

 Double ; 9th and 10 j, or 11th magnitudes. 



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



Position = 66° 23' tip I 5 Obs. DifF. = 1° 44' \ ^ _ difficult 

 Distance = 6".533 | 5 Obs. DifF. = 0^384 5 ^^"^ dithcult. 



The night is extremely favourable, but the small star bears scarcely any 



illumination. 



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



8th and 10th magnitudes. 



Position = 65° 55' sp 5 Obs. 1 Diff. = 1° 9' } y . 



Distance = 6".333 5 Obs. | Diff. = o".36o j ^^'^ ^^^^^J"' 



The small star is blue, and bears a tolerable illumination. 



Mean Result. 

 Position 66^ 9' sp; Distance 6''.43S ; Epoch 1825.48. 



