290 Mr. South's observations of the apparent distances 



No. DCCXCIX. continued. 



Passy ; November 9, 1824 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



5th and 7tli magnitudes. 



Position = 30° 42' nf\ 5 Obs. I DifF. = 0° 5' \ „ 

 Distance = 2' 33".325 | 5 Obs. | Diff. = o".6isi ^' 



Observed when i"* 20' west of the meridian; night unfavourable; no measures of 



A C can be obtained. 



Measures of A C. 



Blackman-street ; July 10, 1824 ; Five-feet Equatorial. 



5 th and 12th, or 15th magnitudes. 

 Position = 50° S' np [2 Obs. [ DifF. = 0° 45'. Excessively difficult. 



The extreme faintness of the small star renders observations of distance impracti- 

 , cable ; but I consider it less than that of A B. 



Mean Result. 



of A B. Position 30° 39' nf; Distance 2' 33*. 170 ; 



Epoch 1824.68. 



of A C. Position 50° 8' np\ Distance about 2^ minutes ; 



Epoch 1824.53. 



Sir W. Herschel has no measures of this star. (H.) 



No. DCCC. R. A. 21^^ 49™ ; Decl. 6i*» 45' N. 

 Struve, 734; 1789. 213. 

 Triple ; A 6^, B 7th, and C of the 12th magnitudes. 



Measures of A B. 

 Blackman-street ; July 11, 1824 ; Five-feet Equatorial. 



Position =5 5° 4'*/ 

 Distance = i' 2".826 



Diff. = 0° 59' Kr .J 

 Diff. = o".659p^'*y steady. 



5 Obs. 

 5 Obs. 



Three hours and a half east of the meridian, at the time of observation ; of A C no 



measures can be obtained. 



Note ; There are two sets of triple stars in the field ; the stars here measured are 



the two brightest. 



Passy ; November 16, 1824 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 

 Triple ; but the 3rd star will not bear the least illumination. 



Position = 55° 39' */ 

 Distance = i' 2". 847 



5 Obs. 

 5 Obs. 



Diff. = 0° 46' 

 Diff. 



.=o%6' I 

 ■. =o".8i7 5 



Mean Result. 

 of AB. Position 55° 21' j/; Distance i'2".836; Epoch 1824.70. 



