NEW POSITIONS OF STARS IN ORION 



99 



A8 



The reduction of the mean position-angles and distances for the funda- 

 mental stars to differences in right ascension and declination gives the 

 following results: 



Aa 



96."97 



63.95 



—160.99 



34.17 



—257.77 



223.78 



A least square solution of these twelve equations gives as definitive 

 positions with reference to 628, 



Aa AS 



685 96."96 — 94."04 



669 62.87 99.14 



558 —160.91 . —117.87 



