and positions of 458 double and triple stars , &c. 
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No. CCCCLXXXII. R. A. 5 h i7 m ; Decl. 11 0 28' S. 
Struve, 179 ; Hist. Csel. 563. 
Double; 10th and io-§- magnitudes ; pale; ill defined stars, 
bearing scarcely any illumination. 
Passy ; January 17, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
Position = 75 0 36 ' s p I 5 Obs. 
Distance = 12". 978 | 5 Obs. 
Diff! = o". 5 05 } Extremel y difficult. 
Passy ; January 19, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
10 th aud 10| magnitudes. 
Position = 76° 12 ' s p 
Distance = n".^8^ 
5 Obs. 
5 Obs. 
Diff = i" 082 } Extremel y difficult. 
Passy ; February 9, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
10 th and 10j magnitudes. 
Distances ii".399 | 5 Obs. | Diff. = i"- 346. Extremely difficult. 
The night is remarkably fine. 
Mean Result. 
Position 75 0 54' sp ; Epoch 1825.05 ; Distance n".392 ; 
Epoch 1825.09. 
(Rejecting the observations of Distance made January 17th.) 
No. CCCCLXXXIII. R. A. 5 h 17™ ; Decl. 33 0 38' N. 
Nova ; 
Double ; 7th and 9th magnitudes ; several stars in the field. 
Passy ; February 12, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
Position = 30° 58' nf I 5 Obs. 
Distance = 1' | 5 Obs. 
Diff. =!l°l' 1 •p.-rp; . 
Diff. = i".o 34 5 Dlfficult * 
The small star bears a very insufficient illumination. 
Passy; February 17, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
8 th and Q- magnitudes. 
Position = 30° 49' nf 
Distance = i' 27".434 
5 Obs. 
5 Obs. 
Diff. = o° 40' ) tv , r. 
Diff. = 1^.563 \ Dlfficult * 
The small star is faint. 
Mean Result. 
Position 30° 53' nf ; Distance i'27 ,; .6o2 ; Epoch 1825.11, 
