Gravitational Matter through Infinite Space. 171 



of visible stars than observation shows ; according to the 

 following tables of results, and statements, from the most 

 recent scientific authorities on the subject. 



From the Annuaire du Bureau des Longitudes (Paris, 1901). 



Magn i- 

 tude. 



Name of Star. 



Distance 

 from earth 



in million 



million 



Kilometres. 



Annual 



proper 



motions. 



Parallax. 



6-72 

 0-48 

 0-44 

 037 

 035 

 031 

 028 

 027 

 026 

 25 

 024 

 0-24 

 0-21 

 021 

 20 

 020 

 0-20 

 017 

 016 

 015 

 015 

 oi;, 

 015 

 07 



Velocities 

 perpendiculai 



to line of 

 sight in kilo- 

 metres per 

 second. 



07 

 (i-8 

 51 

 -1-4 

 82 

 7-9 

 7*5 

 0-5 

 9 

 65 

 8-5 

 47 

 3(5 

 0-2 

 9-0 

 0-9 

 5-2 

 4-5 

 24 

 10 

 7-0 

 4-1 

 02 

 2*2 



a Centauri 



21185 Lalande 



43 



04 



70 



83 



88 



99 



110 



110 



119 



123 



128 



128 



147 



147 



154 



154 



154 



181 



193 



206 



206 



206 



206 



440 



3 ! 62 

 475 

 517 

 132 

 230 

 2-83 

 6-97 

 1-26 

 305 

 1-43 

 4-40 

 1-84 

 119 

 043 

 127 

 061 

 4-60 

 405 

 057 

 019 

 42 

 113 

 036 

 0-05 



23-9 



47-1 



557 



170 



313 



43-5 



118-5 



22-2 



55 7 



272 



87-1 



31 v 5 



27 



98 



302 



152 



109-5 



1132 



KV9 



B0 



13 3 



358 



11-4 



34 



(>1 Cvgni 



siiriiis 



18609 Arg.-CEltzen ... 



34 Groombridge 



9552 Lacaille 



Procyon 



11677 Arg.-CEltzen . . 



1643 Fedorenko 



21258 Lalande 



a Draconis 



rj Cassiopeia; 



« Auriga 



17415 Arg.-CEltzeu ... 



a Aquila 



e " Indien " 



o'- Eridani 



j3 Cassiopeia 



a Tauri 



1831 Fedorenko 



p Ophiuchi 





a Urs. Min. (Polaris) . 



Stars which have 



•jjest of observe* 



d Velocities in the Line 

 of Sight. (Extract by the Astronomer Royal from an 

 Article in the Astrophysical Journal for 1901 January, by 

 W. W. Campbell, Director of Lick Observatory.) 



Magnitudes. 



46 



4-2 

 41 



e Andromedae ., 

 H Cas>iopeiae .. .. 



o Leporis 



9 Can is Ma j oris 



i Pegasi 



[A Sagittarii 



E. 



A. 



h 



m 



33 | 



1 







5 



47 



6 50 



21 



17 



18 



8 



Dec. 



+28 46 

 + 54 20 

 -20 54 

 -11 55 

 + 19 23 

 -21 1 



Velocity. 



— 84 km. per. sec. 

 -97 „ 

 + 95 „ 

 +96 ., 

 -76 „ 



The + sign denotes recession, the — sign approach 



