360 Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 



No. 359. 8 Ues^ Majoris. — 3-4 Sufi and Argelander; 4-3 Seis; 

 3-38 Pritchard (1883-062 and 1883-070). Pigott says {Phil. Trans. 

 1786): "This star is suspected to change in brightness (see Loizfs 

 Astronomy) on account of its being marked by Tycho, Prince of Hesse, 

 &c., of the 2nd mag. ; while Hevelius, Bradley, and others have it of the 

 3rd. At present, and for these three years past, it appears as a bright 

 4th magnitude, being rather less than i, equal to a, and rather brighter 

 than K Draconis." Schonfeld includes it in his provisional list, and 

 says (? quoting Schmidt) : " Hinlanglish bestatigt, lange Periode AN 

 73 1745." 3-41 and 3-6 H.P. 



No. 360. y CoEvi.— 3m Sufi, Lalande and Harding; 2 Heis; 2-90 

 Sir J. Herschel {Cape. Obs. p. 440); 2-5 at Cordoba. Prom the 

 Cordoha Ohservations, Dr. Grould concludes that the four stars of Corvus, 

 /3, y, 8, and e are all variable " vs^ithin moderate limits " ( U. Argentina, 

 p. 315). The estimates for y vary from 2-45 to 3-05. 2-76 and 2*3 

 H.P. 



In March, 1876 (in India) y seemed to me about 2|-m, and about 

 equal to k Orionis ; y certainly less than the brighter stars in the 

 Plough (2m Heis). 



No. 361. e MiTSC^. — 4J and 6 Lacaille; 5-4 Behrmann; 3-7 

 EUery; 5 Cape Catalogue {1874-41). The Cordoba estimates range from 

 4-3 to 5-3, but Dr. Gould seems to think the results doubtful, owing 

 to the red colour of the star. 



No. 362. 7] YinGiNis. — 3 Ptolemy and Sufi ; 3-|- and 3 Lalande ; 3-4 

 Argelander and Heis ; 3-6 Grould at Albany, and 4-0 at Cordoba. Dr. 

 Grould says : " The star probably varies between the magnitudes 3 and 

 4." 3-59 Pritchard (1882-363) March 28, 1876, I found 7j = /3 

 Yirginis. 



April 5, 1883 t], three steps less than B Yirginis. 4-05 H.P, 



No. 363. e Cetjcis. — 4m Lacaille ; 4-5 Behrmann ; 4-0 Gould. 

 Webb says: "Lettsoml860 found this star 6mg, instead of 4mg as 

 in map. Houzeau, 1875, 4-5mg" {Cel. Ohj., p. 488). Gould marks 

 it " rr " or excessively red. 



No. 364. 4166 B.A.C. Ues^ Minokis, — Not in Seis's Catalogue. 

 Peb. 24, 1884, a small star about 9m seen near the place with 

 binocular. 8 m. Tennant, April 24, 1875. 



No. 365. LALAifDE 23228.-9 Yirginis. 7m Lalande (1795) and 

 51(1798); 7 Harding; 6-7Lamont; 8m Steinheil ; 6 Heis; 6-1 

 Gould. Not given by Piazzi, Bessel or Santini. I found it about 6m, 

 and brighter than Lalande 23186, March, 1877. 5-95 H.P. 



No. 366. Lacaille 5142 CENTAmir. — 6m LacaiUe. The Cordoha 

 estimates vary from 5-6 to 6-2, and Gould suspects variation to the 

 extent of about half a magnitude, ( U. A. p. 266). 



