and positions of 458 double and triple stars , &c. 263 
No. DCCLXI. R. A. 2o h 37 ra ; Decl. 23 0 17' N. 
Nova ; 
Double ; 10th and io£ magnitudes. 
Passy ; September 1 , 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
Diff. 4 58 | Excessively difficult. 
Stars extremely unsteady and ill defined. The results are of doubtful accuracy. 
Position = 63° 13 ' np \ 5 Obs. 
Distance := i".035 rh 1 Obs. 
Passy ; September 15 , 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
10th and 10J magnitudes. 
Position — 6o° 39' np 
Distance = 2" .072 
5 Obs. 
5 Obs. 
Diff — o" 288 } Excessively difficult. 
Observed with 181. Stars tolerably steady. 
Mean Result. 
Position 6i° 56' np (10 Obs.); Distance 2".o49 ( 6 Obs.) ; 
Epoch 1825.69. 
No. DCCLXII. R. A. 2o h 37 m ; Decl. 30 0 4 N. 
52 Cygni ; Struve, 691 ; II. 25. 
Double ; 6th and 10th magnitudes; small, blue. 
Passy ; October 2 , 1824 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
Diff = o".6oi 1 Extreme] y difficult. 
Several stars in the field. One double, of the 4th or 5th class, follows 52 Cygni 
a few seconds of time; but the attempt to measure it has been unsuccessful: it 
will not bear the slightest illumination. Night very fine. 
Passy ; August 23 , 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
8th and 10th, or 11th magnitudes. 
Position = 33 0 26 nf j 5 Obs. 
Distance — y".i 27 5 Obs. 
Position = 3 2 0 1' nf 6 Obs. 
Distance 7".278 5 Obs. 
Diff - 07432 } Extremel y difficult ’ 
Stars on the meridian, and very steady ; the small one is light blue, and bears but 
a very feeble illumination. 
