and positions q/'458 double and triple stars ^ &c, 311 



No. DCCCXXXV. R. A. 23»» 39™ ; Decl. 3° 46' S. 



20 Piscium ; Struve, 788. 

 Double ; 6th and 12th magnitudes ; small, blue. 



Passy ; October 14, 1824 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



Position = 170 10' np I 5 Obs. | Diff. = o° 25' | Excessively difficult. 

 Distance = 2' 5o".5oo \ 5 Obs. | Difr. = 2".5243 ' 



Night extremely fine, but the small star will scarcely bear any illumination. 



Passy ; November 25, 1824 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



I 7tli and 1 5th magnitudes. 



Position = i/** 17' njo 1 5 Obs. | Diff. = 0° 33'. Excessively difficult. 

 Observations of distance cannot be procured, although the night is fine. 



Passy ; September 28, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



6th and 12th, or 14th magnitudes. 



Distance = 2' 5i".349 | 5 Obs. | Diff. = o".9i3. Excessively difficult. 



The small star becomes invisible under the most feeble illumination. 



Mean Result. 

 Position 17° 13' np ; Epoch 1824.83 ; Distance 9! 5o".924 ; 



Epoch 1825.26. 



No. DCCCXXXVI. R. A. 23^ 49" ; Decl. 23° 22' N. 



Nova; 

 Double ; 8^ and 11th magnitudes. 



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



Position = 43° 54.' «p I 5 Obs. 

 Distance = 9".47 1 I S Obs. 



Diff. = G° 35' I „ 

 Diff =o".48il«^^y- 



The small star is so extremely indistinct, and the measures so excessively difficult, 

 that the results are perhaps a little inaccurate. 



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



8 J and 11 th magnitudes. 



Position = 45; 23' np I 5 Obs. Diff. = 4° V \ Excessively difficult. 

 Distance = 9.252 | 5 Obs. Diff. = o .962 3 ' 



The small star is pale blue, and bears but the slightest illumination. 



Mean Result. 

 Position 44° 38' np\ Distance 9^361 ; Epoch 1825.70. 



