DECLINATION, 
A TABLE of the Declinations of fome of the Principal Fixed Stars, taken from Mr. Ponn’s obfervations in the Phiofo. 
phical Tranfactions for 18c6. 
Mean of cir-! 
cular Inttru-| 
Greenwich, Armagh, Palermo. Weltbury. ments ree | 
Co-lat 38° 45 42” y duced to | 
= ote ©") Jau. 1800. | 
oO } ” r<) “ 1@) Ul Wu Oo / “ G v | 
ly Draconis 38 28 53.0 —0.6} 38 28 53.8)+0.2 38 28 52.0 —1.C) 33 28 53.6) c.o 33 28 53.6 
Capella 44 13 21.5/+1.5 44 13 21.3/+1.3 4413 18.5 1.5) 44 13 18.3 — 1.7} 44 13 20.0, 
aw Cygni 45°25 40.4/4+2.6 45 25 39.3/+0-5 45 25 38 —O4! 45 25 36.5 S620) AG 25° 38.5! 
a Lyre 57 23 41.1)+4.5 51 23 37-1; +0.6 51 23 36.8]-4+0.3 5L 23 35.8 —O.7| 51 23 36.5 
Caftor 57 41 14.0]+1.0 57 AL 9.3) ——— | 57 41 13.0) 0.0 57 41 13.8/+0.8 57 qi 13.0 
Pollux 61 30 y.8 —2.5| *61 30 4.1] ——— | OF Jo II.2 ~——1.1| 61 30 13.5/+1.2 Gt 20 124 
8 ‘Yauri 61 44 30.9 —2.1| 61 34 32.3 —O.7| OF 34 33.8 —~0.6) OF 34 3365|-+0.5 61 34 3340 
« Andromede | 62 00 45.3 —-1.7}| 62 00 45.0 —2.5) 62 00 47.5; 0.0 62 49-5] + 2.3 62 0 47.5] 
w Coron. 2 36 10.5)+0.5 62 36 7. 2.7) 62 36 GB 0.2} 62 36 12.8)/4+2.8 62 36 10.01 
w Arietis 67 29 201 —1.4, 67 29 22.0/+0.5 67 29 24.7|/4+0.2 67 29 20.5 ma 67 29 2165 
Ar&urus 69 46 7.8 —1.2} 69 46 I1.cl+2.0 69 46 10.3/+ 1.2 69 46 7.3 —1.7| 69 46 9.0 
Aldebaran 73 54 16.6 —~0.3} 73 54 18:3) 41-4 73 54 46.8|+0.1 73 54 15.3 1.61 73 54 10.9 
g nis 74 18 34.5)4+1.0 74. 18 34 0)/+0.5 74 18 3365/+065 74.18 3263 — 1.21 74 18 3365 
a Pegafi 75 5X 570) = 27) 75 52 1.0/+1.3 75 5% O5|+ 1.1 75 5 5708) = 9) 75 SE 5957 
y Pegali 75 59 39:3) 469) 75 $5 37-5) 0.7) 75 55 44-4/-+3-2 75 55 36:8) ted) 75 55 3842 
Regulus 77 3 35M +d 77 332-0] = —~2.0; 77 3 36,01+2.0 77 3 33 —~0.2] 77 3 34-0 
«# Ophiuchi 77 16 54,0) +0.8 77 10 53.4/4+0.2 77 16 53.0 —~0.2| 77 10 53.3) 40.1 77 10 53.2 
« Aquila 81 38 52.0)4+1.0 Sr 38 50.6 —o.4| St 38 53.5/+2.5 B81 38 51.3/+0.3 S41 38 §1.0 
w Orlonis 82 38 30.8 —o.9} 82 38 31.8)-+o.1 §2 38 32.0/+0.3 82 38 31.3 0.4) 82 38 31.7 
ow Serpentis 82 56 1.2 —1.3) 82 55 59.8 —2.4| 82 56 s.ol+2.g §2 56 2.0 ~-0.3| 82 56 23 
Procyon 84 16 1764 —3.6} 84 16 19.3 1.7| 84 16 21.0] o.0 84 16 25.314+0.3 84 16 24.0 
« Ceti 86 42 6.1 —2.9] 86 42 7.3 —1.3} 86 42 9.8)/4+0.8 86 42 10.2)4+1.2 S6 42 go 
B Virginis 87 26.3 —2.0] 87 6 290/+07 87 6 2765 —0o,.9|not obferved. poo 6 26.2 
a Aquarii gt 16 59.8 4.3) OL 17 4.0/+0.5 GU TF 3.2 —~0.2| QI 17 4.0!+0.5 | 91 17 Al 
dre 97 47 49-1] 3.0] 97 47 48.8) ~3.21 97 47 54.0) 42.0 97 47 53+ | OT 47 5260 
Rigel 98 26 28.8 —6c} 98 26 33.0 ~1.8) 98 26 34.5 0.3 26 3653/4005 98 26 34.8 
Spica Virginis i100 6 37.0 —3.8} 100 6 3838 —2.0)1100 6 41.8)+1.0 100 66 42 8} 2.0 rco «66 40.8 
2 Capricorni|103 9 3.2 —5.1]F103° 9 13.3 103g 8.2 C10F 0; 70 O05} 103 9g 8.3 
«% Libra 105 It §5.6 — 6.2] 105 12 00.9 —O.9/f05 12 2.7/+0.9 not oblerved. (tog 12 1.8 
Sirius 106 26 56.3 —7.2) 106 27 4.1] +0.6 106 247 4.0/-+0.5 106 27 1.8 —1.7/106 27 3.5 
Antares 11g 58 14.4 ae 7] 11g 58 24.3 T15 52 24.0 not sone! ween 1IT5 58 2401 
Fomalhaut 120 40 30. —9.3, 0 ——aee ——- [120 40 40.2] -——~ |not obferved.| —-—~ 
Polaris 145 34-5) —— 145 34.5) — 145 36.2) ——— I 45 3760) oe 1 45 36.0 
The ftars marked * are omitted in the comparifon, 
The laf column is the mean of the belt obfervations a author could procure, compared with his own, and is probably correct 
o the neareft fecond, 
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