and positions of 458 double and triple stars, &c. 14 7 
No. DLXXXV. R. A. 8 h 47 m ; Decl. 17 0 34' S. 
Nova ; 
Double ; 6th and 7th magnitudes. 
Passy ; March 19, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
Position = 53 0 9' sf\ 5 Obs. I Diff. = o° 56' 7 
Distance = i' 9".298 j 5 Obs. | Diff. = o".84i j 
Passy; March 21, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
6th and 7th magnitudes. 
Position = 53 0 20' sf I 5 Obs. I Diff. = o° 56' ) 
Distance = 1' 9"-594 | 5 Obs. | Diff. = o".432$ 
Passy ; March 21, 1825 ; Portable Transit. 
Observed R. A. of the larger star — 8 h 47' 
Passy ; March 24, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
Position = 
Distance r= 
6th and 7 th magnitudes. 
?3° 8 'sf 
1' 9 "- : l 97 
5 Obs. 
5 Obs. 
Diff.= 
Diff. 
■:= !°6 5 VI Unsteady - 
Measured inadvertently, being unaware that the star had been already well observed. 
Mean Result. 
Position 53 0 12' np (15 Obs.); Distance 1' 9". 363 (15 Obs.); 
Epoch 1825.22. 
No. DLXXXVI. R. A. 8 h 50“ ; Decl. 32° 57' N. 
<r 4 Cancri ; Struve, 318. 
Double ; 6th and 10th magnitudes ; small, blue. 
Passy; January 6, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
Position = 45 0 o' sf 5 Obs. 
Distance = 4", 5 94 5 Obs. 
Diff. = 2 0 23' 
Diff. = o". 4 56 
difficult. 
Passy ; January 25, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
6th and 10th magnitudes. 
Position = 45 0 46 ' s f 
Distance = 5". 107 
6 Obs. 
5 Obs. 
Diffi = o°.8 3 6s } Extreme b difficult. 
The small star is blue, and scarcely bears any illumination. Night particularly 
fine, but the dew on the object-glass is sadly troublesome. 
Mean Result. 
Position 45° 25' sf ( 1 1 Obs. ) ; Distance ^'.850 (10 Obs. ) ; 
Epoch 1825.04. 
