Gore — On Suspected Variable Stars. 335 



{Nature, May 29, 1875). It is 6-7 in Keis's Catalogue, but it is not in 

 Argelander's JJranometria. It is 6*0 m. in the Uranometria Argentina, 

 where it is marked " red." I found the star about 6 or 6|- m. January 

 13, 1875. It is of a reddish hue, and is in the same low power field 

 with, n of and a little^, the star Lalande 11778. 5-68 H.P. 



No. 179. Lacauxe 2168 Lepoets. — Q^ Lacaille ; 7 Argelander ; 

 6 m. Behrmann ; 7* m. Tarnell ; 6-7 Cape Catalogue (1878-o"8). The 

 Cordoba estimates vary from 5-9 to 6*4 (Z7. A. p. 309). 



No. 180. Lalande 11884 Oeioi^'is. — 8-J- Lalarde; 6*3 in JDurch- 

 musterung; 6 Argelander and Heis ; 6-1 Gould at Albany; and 6-6 at 

 Cordoba. Gould suspects variation ( U. A. p. 25). Eebruary 14, 

 1884, I estimated it four steps less than 73 Orionis, and equal to 

 Lalande 11217, or 6-4 m. ; March 31, 1884, 6-6 m. 



No. 181. Birmingham 141 Atjeict^ = Arg. + 39°, 1576; 6-9 m. 

 Argelander ; 8 m., Birmingham, December 12, 1873, and 7-7-5 May 3, 

 1876. It is not in LaJande''s Catalogue. 



No. 182. W. B. 265 Oeionis.— 7 m. Lalande (12018); 7 m. Bessel 

 andSantini; 7+ Piazzi ; 6-5 D.M. Not given by Heis. The Cordoba 

 ( stimates vary from 6-1 to 6*5, and Dr. Gould says, "I entertain small 

 doubt of its variability by more than half a unit at the least." 

 Lalande's R. A. is one minute too large. March 3, 1884, about = 66 

 Orionis, or 6-2 m.— brighter than LL 11923 ; April 1, 1884, 6-2 m. 



No. 183. Lalaisde 12104 Oeionis. — 6 m. Lalande, Argelander, 

 and Heis ; 5*4 Gould (at Albany). Gould suspects variations from 5-4 

 to 5-9. It was also suspected to be variable by Birmingham in Feb- 

 ruary, 1873. In February, 1875, I found the star just visible to the 

 naked eye (Punjab) ; March 8, 1883, 5-4, three steps brighter than 60 

 Orionis; April 1, 1884, 5-6. 



No. 184. BiEMiNGHAM 144 Geminoettm. — 7 and 6* Lalande 

 (12245-6); Birmingham's Observations (1872-1876) varyfrom 6-5 to 8. 

 He says, "This star seems decidedlv variable" (8-3 Webb, February 14, 

 1874). February 28, 1878, 1 estimated it 7-2 m. ; February 14, 1878, 

 7-2; April 2, 1883, 6-8 ; March 24, 1884, 6-6; March 31, 6-6. This 

 star seems certainly variable. 



No. 185. a Aegtts (Canopus). — This fine star, second only to 

 Sirius in brilliancy, does not rise above the English horizon. Webb 

 says, "It was thought, 1861, in Chili, brighter than Sirius (Ast. 

 Nacli, 1311)." 



Though attaining a meridian altitude of only T at my station in 

 the Punjab, I observed it several times in 1874 to be very little 

 inferior to Sirius. It may be variable, and should be watched by 

 Southern observers. It was rated at Cordoba 0-4, Sirius being 0-1, 

 and Yega ro on the same scale. 



