and positions of 458 double and triple stars, &c. 305 



No. DCCCXXV. R. A. 23^ 2- ; Decl. 35° 55' N. 



Nova ; 

 Double ; 6-J and 7th magnitudes. 



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



Position = 50° 2^' np 

 Distance= i' 5".2i3 



5 Obs. Diff. = 1° CO' ) ,, , , 

 5 Obs. DifF. = o".48i 1 ^^^y '^^^^y- 



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



8th and 8| magnitudes. 



Position = 49° 34' np I 5 Obs. I DifF. = 1° 38' ) q. . 

 Distance = 1' 5".449 | 5 Obs. | DifF. = o".505 j ^^^^^Y' 



Mean Result, 

 Position 49° 58' np\ Distance i' 5".33i ; Epoch 1825.70. 



No. DCCCXXVI. R. A. 23^ 5"" ; Decl. 9^^ 52' S. 



Struve, 775 ; H. C. 191. 



Triple ; A 7j, B 8th, and C of the 10th magnitudes. 



Measures of A B. 



Passy ; October 7, 1824 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



c Obs. I Diff. = 0° 32' ) TT 



5 Obs. I Diff. = i".i54J Unsteady. 



Position =86° 17' sf 

 Distance = 26''. 178 



Passy ; November 15, 1824 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



8th and Sf magnitudes. 



Position = 86° 3' sf 

 Distance = 26".374 



c Obs. Diff. = 1° 35' ) ,, 



5 Obs. Diff. = o".384 ] ^^'y unsteady. 



Measures of A C. 



Passy ; October 7, 1824 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



7^ and loth magnitudes. 



Position = 19° 24' sf 2 Obs. I Diff. = 0° 12' ) ,r j-n: 1 

 Distance = 2'^37".853 2 Obs. | Diff. = o".9865 ^^^ difficult. 



The small star is very faint, and bears but very little illumination. 



MDCccxxvi. rr 



