and positions 0/458 double and triple stars , &c. 
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No. DCLXXVII. R. A. i6 h i 5 m ; Decl. 14 0 i5 # N. 
Struve, 517 ; II. 88. 
Double; 8th and 12th magnitudes; small, decidedly light 
blue. ? 
Passy ; June 30, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
Position zz 48° 44' np I 5 Obs. 
Distances 6".828 | 5 Obs. 
I Excessively difficult. 
Observed when 20 minutes west of the meridian. Stars very steady ; night fine ; 
but the smaller bears only the slightest illumination. 
Passy; July 4, 1825; Seven* feet Equatorial. 
8th and 13th or 14th magnitudes. 
Position rz: 47 0 29' np ] 5 Obs. | Diff. zz o°42'. On the meridian. 
The small star is light blue, but is so extremely faint, that I cannot get any 
observations of distance ; the angles were procured with excessive difficulty. 
Passy ; July 8, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
8th and 13th magnitudes. 
Position — 48° 57' np | 5 Obs. J Diff. — i° 14'. On the meridian. 
The small star decidedly light blue, and under the most feeble illumination is so 
extremely indistinct, that measures of distance are impracticable. 
Passy; July 13, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
8th and 12th magnitudes. 
Distance zz 6". 71 3 J 5 Obs. | Diff. zz o''-4o8. Extremely difficult. 
Observed when 30 minutes west of the meridian ; but the small star is extremely 
indistinct, and scarcely bears the least illumination. 
Mean Result. 
Position 48° 2 3' np ; Distance 6 ". 7 70 ; Epoch 1825.51. 
In 1783 the position of this star was 44° 4 b' np, and its 
distance 6 or 7" ; no material change therefore has taken 
place in it. (H.) 
MDCCCXXVI. 
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