and positions of 458 double and triple stars y &c. 263 



No. DCCLXI. R. A. 20^ 37"^ ; Decl. 23° 17' N. 



Nova ; 

 Double ; 10th and lo^ magnitudes. 



Passy; September 1, 1825; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



Position == 63° 13' np I 5 Obs. 

 Distance r= i"'93S — I * Obs. 



' ^ ^ > Excessively difficult. 



Stars extremely unsteady and ill defined. The results are of doubtful accuracy. 



Passy ; September 15, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



lOth and 10^ magnitudes. 



Position r: 60° 39' np I 5 Obs." I DifF. = 4° 10' ) ^ . , ..-e ,^ 

 Distance = 2". 072 \ 5 Obs. | Diff. = J".288 j Excessively difficult. 



Observed with 181. Stars tolerably steady. 



Mean Result. 

 Position 61° 56' np (lo Obs.); Distance 2^049 (6 Obs.) ; 



Epocb 1825.69. 



No. DCCLXII. R. A. 20*' 37" ; Decl. 30° 4' N. 

 52 Cygni ; Struve, 691 ; II. 25. 

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



Passy ; October 2, 1824 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



Diif! = o".6oi ( Extremely difficult. 



Position =33° 26' nf\ 5 Obs. 

 Distance = 7". 127 | 5 Obs. 



Several stars in the field. One double, of the 4th or 5th class, follows 52 Cygni 

 a few seconds of time; but the attempt to measure it has been unsuccessful: it 

 will not bear the slightest illumination. Night very fine. 



Passy ; August 23, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



8th and 10th, or 1 1th magnitudes. 



Position = 32° 1' nf 6 Obs. I DifF. = 1° cc' ) „ , , ,._ ,^ 

 Distance = 7".278 5 Obs. j Diff. = o".432 j Extremely difficult. 



Stars on the meridian, and very steady ; the small one is light blue, and bears but 



a very feeble illumination. 



