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stars in the neighbourhood of this star are certainly variable, L. 4556 
ds variable but within small limits, and so is L. 4542, a new variable 
described below. 
(24) U Carine (L. 4542) 
R.A. 102: 538™: 168 
Dec. — 59°: 83 
The variation of this star was discovered in May, 1891. Its limits 
-are 6°8 and 8:0 and its period thirty-nine days. Its light curve is 
-extremely interesting, the ascent from minimum to maximum taking 
only eight or nine days. It has just (March 17) passed a maximum. 
At a maximum it is visible to the naked eye. 
(25) S Musc# (L. 5060) 
R.A. 122°6™> 508 
Dec. —- 62°: 32’°5 
The variation of this star was discovered in June, 1891. Its limits 
-are 6°5 and 7:2, and its period 9°6 days. Its light curve is very 
regular, the period from maximum to minimum being one day longer 
than from minimum to maximum. It is six days visible to the naked 
-eye and three days invisible. 
(26) R Crucis (8. 6883) 
R.A, 22 7 34s 
Dec. —61°:0"7 
The variation of this short period variable was discovered in 
August, 1891. Its limits are 6°8 and 8°0 and its period 5°8 days. 
As in almost all the other short period variables its period from 
maximum to minimum is slightly longer than the period from 
minimum to maximum. 
(27) R Musc# (L. 5236) 
R.A. 128+ 35™:238 
Dec. — 68°: 482 
This was the first variable discovered by Dr. Gould. It is remark- 
able for the shortness of its period, only twenty-one hours. Its limits 
also—6'8 and 7‘6—result in its being visible for nine hours and 
invisible for twelve hours. A comparison of the measures in the 
Uranometria Argentina with those made at Lovedale result in a period 
of *88885 days. 
