and positions of 36 double and triple stars, &c. 335 



No. XIII. R. A. ifiJ^ 32°' ; Decl. 0° 27' S. 



y Virginis; III. 18; H. andS. 150. 



continued. 



This star therefore ought to be narrowly watched, as it 

 should seem that the two component staVs are mutually 

 approaching to their perihelion, or at least to their situation 

 of maximum angular velocity. (H.) 



No. XIV. R. A. 12*' 32"^ ; Decl. 12^ 1' S. 



58 (Bode) Corvi ; 145. 38 ; H. and S. 149. 

 Double ; equal ; each of the 8th magnitude. 



Passy ; April 11, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



Position = 3 10 23' np or sf\s Obs. I Diff. = 2° 3' 7 Tjn.teadv 

 Distance = 6". 2^ \ 5 Obs. | DifF. = o".264 ; Unsteady. 



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



8th and 8| magnitudes. 

 Position = 31° 32' np I 5 Obs. I DifF. = 0° 47' 7 Unsteadv 

 Distance = s .910 | 5 Obs. | DiflF. = o".288 } '^"steady. 



Mean Result. 

 Position 31° 27' np or sf{io Obs.) ; Distance 6".077 (lo Obs.) ; 



Epoch 1825.28. 

 When this star was measured, I was not aware that olBser- 

 vations of it by Mr. Herschel and myself had been commu- 

 nicated to the Royal Society. Our joint result was. 

 Position 29« 26' 5/; Distance 6''.88i; Epoch 1823. Si. 



