and positions of 4}5S double and triple stars, &c. 301 



No. DCCCXVIII. R. A. 22^^ 40°^ ; Decl. 14° 33' S. 

 T* Aquarii ; Struve, 767 ; VI. 97. 

 Double ; 5th and 12th magnitudes. 



Passy; September 29, 1824 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



Position =: 22° 20' np | 5 Obs. | DifF. =: i°4'. Excessively difficult. 



Passy; November 21, 1824; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



7th and 15th magnitudes. 

 Position = 22*^ 28' np \ 5 Obs. | Diff. = 1° 13'. Excessively difficult. 

 Observations of distance impracticable ; night tolerably good. 



Passy ; October 12, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 

 5th and 14th, or 15th magnitudes. 

 Distance = 2' 13''. 120 j 5 Obs. j Diff. = i''73i. Excessively difficult. 

 Observed on the meridian with 157 ; night very fine. 



Passy ; October 16, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



5th and i2th, or 14th magnitudes. 



Distance = 2' I3".756 | 5 Obs. | Diff. = i".274. Excessively difficult. 



Observed with 92, when on the meridian ; with 157 the small star could not be 



distinguished. 



Mean Result. 

 Position 22° 24' np (lo Obs.) ; Epoch 1824.81 ; 

 Distance 2' 13".438 (10 Obs.) ; Epoch 1825.78. 



The angle of 1783 is 18° 30' np, differing 3° 54' from the 

 present, which i& considerable for a star of the 6th. class. (H.) 



No. DCCCXIX. R. A. 22^^ 41™ ; Decl. 30° 23' N. 



Nova ; 

 Double ; 9th and 9^ magnitudes ; both bluish. 



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



Position = 19° 58' np 

 Distance = 3''.532 



c Obs. I Diff. = 2° 52' ) ^7 . , ,.«. ,, 

 5 Obs. I Diff = o".288 J Excessively difficult. 



Neither of these stars will bear much illumination. Observations perhaps a little 

 suspicious i yet the night is very fine, and the stars are steady. 



