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GoKE — 0)1 Suspected Variable Stars. 311 



I^OTES AND OBSERVATIONS. 



No. 1. y Pegasi. — Schwab finds for this star a period of about 27^ 

 days. He found it equal in brightness to a Pegasi at maximum, and 

 to 7] Pegasi at mimimum ; but these comparison stars have also been 

 suspected of variation (Observatory, April, 1879, p. 420). Sir J. 

 Herschel rated it 3-11 {Cape. Ois., p. 440) ; and Franks, 2|-m., No- 

 vember 16, 1877 ; Pritchard, 2*47 (1882-661). Prom observations at 

 Cordoba, Dr. Gould also finds evidence of variation. On August 19, 

 1871, it was found brighter than rj Ophiacii, or about 2'5, and on 

 September 5, midway between a and 8 Aquarii, or about 3'1. 3-04 HP. 



No. 2. Star near y Pegasi. — Not ia Lalande's Catalogue. 7 m. Hard- 

 ing. Observed by Olbers, September 27, 1820, as 6-7 m., somewhat 

 brighter than 39, and nearly equal to 40 Piscium {Nature, August 15, 

 1878). It is 7'5 in the Burchmusterimg . It was not observed by Bessel, 

 but he has recorded a star of 9 vn. p Argelander's position of Olbers' 

 star 7^*0 and 3'58" n of it, where the DM has no star. 



October 21, 1878. — I found it brighter than 39, and nearly equal to 

 40 Piscium; September 10, 1883, brighter than 39, but 3 steps less 

 than 40. 



No. 3. — PiscniM. — Position given in the Catalogue is only approxi- 

 mate. 



No. 4. Lalande, 405-6 Ceti. — 6 m. Lalande. Not in Seis' Cata- 

 logue, 6 "5 Gould. Considered by Chandler (Jun.) to be variable from 

 5-2 to 6*4. The variability was confirmed by Sawyer. 



No. 5. — Ceti. — Included by Schonf eld ia his provisional list. He 

 says, " 1871, November 3, 6-7°.; November 8, 8". ; November 24, 10". 

 und nicht weiter veranderlich ; auch ia meinen Beobachtungen nicht 

 oder kaum. Ich halte die Richtigkeit dieser Wahrnehmungen fiir 

 sehr wahrscheialich, eiae Yerwechselung mit Nr. 3 des Catalogs aber 

 doch noch fiir moglich S.A.N., 79, 1885, and 80-1915." {Zweiter 

 Catalog von verdnderlichen Sternen, p. 5). 



No. 6. ^ Htdei. — 3 m. LacaUle ; 3-4 Behrmann; 2-7 Gould 3-27 

 Sii- J. Herschel, who says, " Variable ? " His estimates of magnitude 

 vary from 3-08 to 3-72. The Cordoba observations, however, do not 

 confirm the suspicion of variation. 



No. 7. 11 Ceti.— 7im. Lalande (664-5) ; 7 m. Hardiag. Sii' W. 

 Herschel gives 10, 11. It is not ia the TJranometria Argentina, so must 

 have been seen below 7 m. at Cordoba. 3rd October, 1883, 1 estimated 

 it 7-3 m, from comparisons with W.B. 364 and W.B. 398. 



