380 Mr. South's re-examination of the apparent distances 



No, XXXIII. R. A. 20^ 15" ; Decl. 77° 10' N. 



X Cephei ; III. 70 ; H. and S. 321. 



continued. 



Passy ; August 31, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 

 6th and 1 0th magnitudes. 



7 Obs. I DifF. = 2° 54' ) tt * j 



Stars on the meridian when observed. 



Position = 37° 33' sf 

 Distance =: 8".240 



Passy ; September 5, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 

 7 th and 1 1th magnitudes. 



Position r= 33° 56' sf\ 7 Obs. 

 Distance =:7".5 33 | 5 Obs. 



Diff. = 1° 50' 

 Diff. = o".36o 



Small star decidedly blue ; night hazy ; stars unsteady : observed on the meridian. 



F. = 1° 50' ) r\-ai 1* 

 T\-a: /' /: i Difficult. 



Dm. =1 o .300 3 



Position rr 36° 52' sf 

 Distance = 7''.692 



7 Obs. 

 5 Obs. 



mk^tU]^'^'"'^'' 



Passy ; September 6, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



Gth and 10th magnitudes. 



Position = 350 7' ,/ 1 7 Obs. DifF. ^ 4° 26' ) j^.g.. ,, 

 Distance = 7 ".540 | 5 Obs. Diff. = o^eoi ] -^"^^cult. 



Night very hazy ; stars unsteady ; the small one is light blue. Observed on the 



meridian. 



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

 6th and IGth magnitudes. 



Diff. = 3° 5' 

 Diff. == o".72 



Small star pale blue; night hazy; stars unsteady, and on the meridian. 



Mean Result. 

 Position 36° 24' 5/(35 Obs.); Distance i'.S^ji (25 Obs.); 



Epoch 1825.67. 



This star has been examined with much perseverance, yet 

 there prevails considerable discordance betw^een the measures 

 at different epochs, and our judgement must be suspended 

 with respect to its motion. (H.) 



