Astronomy and Meteorology. 443° 
VI. ASTRONOMY AND METEOROLOGY. 
1, Discovery of a new Planet, Asteroid (8), (in a letter to the Editors 
from Prof. James C. Warson, Director of the Observatory, dated An 
Arbor, Oct. 9, 1863).—I have the pleasure to inform you that I discov- 
ered a new pase: 9 on the night of the 14th of September, which I have 
observed as i 
ike MT. R. A. Dee. 
1863 Sept te 15h 22m §6s 1h 0m 45°54 +9° 53/36/72 
14 1 0 4452 9 53 24 ‘1 
7 VB. A OF AG L- O° 2599 9 4916 8 
= 16° 9 42 -43 0 59 54°76 9 44 0 0 
16 2 8236 0 59 56433 9 43 54 ‘5 
tlie cw tt eee 0 58 16-68 9 2613 4 
©: Ai Seas 0 58 15°56 9 26 4 0 
wi 20. 34° 4D: I 0 57 3734 Bai ve 
“= 2) eae 18 0 5 3°9 Is Ss 
foe oe AS ee 0 56 25°42 O°. C.14 "4 
” Bey 30,709 60 0 55 44°27 +8 58 54 °5 
I have also observed the planet on Sew ", 26, 28 and 29, and on 
ie - he the Seareacone are not yet re 
the observations on Sept. 14, 19 and 2 23, I have computed the 
biikeing elements, which up to the present time represent the observed 
places very satisfactorily : 
Elements of Asteroid (9). 
cae 1863, fe 19°0, M. T. Greenwich. 
° 50 
M m— 0’ ] 1 ‘hg 
on we 35 56 a 
Q = 206 37 17 +4 ! Mean Equinox 1863°0. 
4 =. 4:88: 27 
® soto FE) 19> 26-1 
log.a == 0°388320 
log. #@ == 2967527 
iM = 927'°055 
These el t gi the foll i Zz pt is fc Green wich mean noon: 
. As Dec. ren 
Oct. 25 Oh 33m 15s +4° 399 001742 
26 0:82 4 32-4 001889 
Zi... 0: 32.1 4 25:1. 0:02 
28 O 31 4 180 0°02206 
9° 0 Sk 47 cee § ie 002371 
380 O 80 51 * 43° 2 002539 
St 6.00 27 3 57°8 002716 
Nov... 6.30. 5 B 616 002898 
2 O 29 45 3 45°6 03085 
Se 0.29.77 8 89°7 003276 
£0: 29 38 3 34°2 003471 
“16 0 28 66 8 288 003668 
6 0 28 44 3 28-7 0-03870 
7 0 28 34 3 189 004073 
Se 6 2 37 8B 14°3 004277 
Ph Oo 28 po 3 100 004481 
28 5°9 686 
+38 0-046 
Am, Jour. aa satiny Vou. XXXVI, No, 108.—Nov., 1863, 
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