248 Mr. South' s observations of the apparent distances 



No. DCCXXXIX. R. A. so'^ 5" ; Decl. 6° ss' S. 



Nova ; 

 Double ; 8th and 10th magnitudes. 



Passy ; September 2, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



Position = 39: -' -/ 1 S Obs I Diff. = .° 8' | ^^^^^^ ^.^^^^^^ 

 Distance =: 25 .128 j 5 Obs. | DiiF. =: o .889 3 



Observed on the meridian ; stars tolerably steady. 



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



8th and 11 th magnitudes. 

 Position = 39° 23' nf \ 2 Obs. | DifF. =z 0° 54'. Extremely difficult. 

 Night is now so hazy, that the small star is no longer visible. 



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

 8th and 1 1th magnitudes. 



Position = 39° 31' «/| 5 Obs. I Diff. = 2° 9' \ Extremely difficult. 

 Distances 25". 104 | 5 Obs. j Diff. = i".370 > ' 



Night hazy ; the small star is bine. 



Mean Result. 

 Position 39° 26' w/(i2 Obs.); Distance 25".! 16 (10 Obs.); 



Epoch 1825.69. 



No. DCCXL. R. A. 20^^ 5™ ; Decl. 6° 4' N. 



Struve, 664 ; P. XX. 43, 44. 



Double ; equal ; each of the 7th magnitude. 



Blackman-street ; July 4, 1824 ; Five-feet Equatorial. 



Diff. = 0° 46' ) 



Diff. = i".42ij • . • . 



Observed when i** 15' east of the meridian, but the stars are very steady. 



Position = 77° 9' *j9 or nf 

 Distance = 44".07o 



5 Obs. 

 5 Obs. 



Passy; November 6, 1824; Seven-feet Equatorial. 

 Equal ; each of the 8th magnitude. 



Position zz 77° li' sp or nf 

 Distance = 43^7 17 



5 Obs. 

 5 Obs. 



Diff. = 1° 43' 

 Diff. 



. = i".i78 5 • • • . 



Mean Result, 

 Position T '7° 11' sp or nf; Distance 43". 893 ; Epoch 1824.67. 



