whilst the former part of the communication was in the press, 387 



No. III. R. A. 6^ 14™ ; Decl. 4° 41' N. 

 8 Monocerotis ; H. and S. 69. 

 Double ; 7th and 8th magnitudes. 



Sloane-street ; February 7, 1826 ; Seven-feet Equatonal. 



Position = 63° 38' nf 5 Obs. Diff.=o° 24' 1 Unsteady. 

 Distances: i4".332 5 Obs. J DifF. = i",63S > ' 



Observed when 40 minutes east of the meridian ; night unfavourable. 



Sloane-street ; February 8, 1826 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



6th and 8th magnitudes. 



Position 

 Distance 



= 13 .890 J 5 Obs. I Diff. = o".2645 ^ 



Stars 10 minutes west of the meridian when observed ; night hazy. 



Sloane-street ; February 12, 1826 ; Seven-feet EquatoriaL 



7th and 8^ magnitudes. 



Position = 65' 52' nf I 7 Obs. 1 Diff. = 2° 4/ \ Very unsteady. 

 Distance = 14 .013 | 5 Obs. j Diff. = o .360) -^ ' 



, Observed when on the meridian ; stars tolerably well defined. 



Sloane-street ; February 25, 1826 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 

 6th and 9th magnitudes. 



Position « 65° 2'«/| 7 Obs. I Diff. = o; 45' } Unsteady. 

 Distance = 14".352 | 5 Obs. | Diff. = o'.6oi ) ^ 



Observed on the meridian. 



Mean Result. 

 Position 64° 47' w/(24 Obs.); Distance I4''.i47 (20 Obs.) ; 



Epoch 1826.13. 

 Observations with the Five-feet Equatorial assigned to this 

 double star, Position 64° 39' nf; Distance 14".379 ; Epoch 

 1823.04, rendering it probable that no important change of 

 position or distance need be expected in this double star. 



