and positions 0/4,58 double and triple stars , &c. 
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No. DLXIX. R. A. 8 h 23“ ; Decl. 2 5 0 25' S. 
Nova ; 
Double; 8th and 10th magnitudes: small, blue. 
Passy; February 19, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
Position = 71 0 34 ' np 
Distance n 39". 033 
5 Obs. 
5 Obs. 
Dil = o' > '. 64 9 } Excessively difficult. 
The small star bears but the slightest illumination. 
Passy ; February 23, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
8th and 11th magnitudes. 
Position =: 71 0 33' np 
Distance = 41''. 649 ± 
5 Obs. 
2 Obs. 
Tliff -*• jO 1 
Diff! = o". 3 6o5 Excessively difficult. 
Observations of distance little else than approximations. 
Passy ; February 25, 1825 ; Portable Transit. 
Observed R. A. of the larger star 8 h 22' 54' , .88. 
Passy ; March 18, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
8th and 11th magnitudes. 
Distance = 39".523 | 2 Obs. | Diff. — o".i68. Excessively difficult. 
The night is very fine, but the small star will npt allow any illumination of the 
micrometer wires. Measures entitled to little confidence. 
Mean Result . 
Position 71 0 34/ np (10 Obs.) ; Epoch 1825.13 ; 
Distance 39"-723±(9 Obs.); Epoch 1825.16. 
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