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Wo. 125. E, IJRSiE MiNOEis. — Safarik observed maxima on the 
following dates : — 1883, August 1, November 26 ; and 1884, June 9, 
December 1 {Olservatory, I^ovember, 1885). Baxendell observed a 
minimum, 1885, September 27. 
^Q. 125 a. K Deaconis. — The following maxima have been ob- 
served : — 
1881, April 
22, 
Schmidt. 
1882, September 
4-9, 
Schmidt. 
1883, May 
8-5, 
Schmidt, (mag. 8*7), 
1884. September 
5, 
Sawyer. 
1885, May 
16, 
Sawyer. 
1885, December 
26, 
Baxendell. 
1886, January 
2, 
Sawyer. 
Prom the above maxima I find the following elements : — • 
Epoch, max. = 1884, January 2 + 244*^-49 E, 
closely, s.f. the variable is a 9 mag. star, LI 30413. 
Wo. 126. S Herculis. — The following recent maxima have been 
observed : — 
1882, October 3, 7 mag. Schmidt. 
1883, September 12-8, 7 „ Schmidt. 
1884, July 24, 7-7 ,, Baxendell. 
1885, June 11, 6-4 „ Baxendell. 
Wo. 129. a Heeculis. — In 1882 Schmidt found periods of 87 and 
121 days ; and in 1883, periods of 54 and 60 days. 
Wo. 130. TJ Ophiuchi. — It is a double star, h 854, the companion 
being 17 m., dist. 20"-54, P = 358°-8 (Burnham). The observations 
of Chandler and Sawyer show a curious stand still" in the light for 
some fifteen minutes shortly after the minimum 2484). 
Wo. 131. u (68) Heeculis.— It is a double star 0% 328, the 
companion being 10*1 m. dist. 4", P = 60°-6 (Burnham, 1878). 
Wo. 132. WovA Seepentaeh. — Sadler finds that Chacornac's star 
(10 m., about 2' preceding position of Wova) is identical with Oe 
16872, the star having been misplaced in Chacornac's charts owing to 
distortion. 
