go Mr. Herschei/s and Mr. South’s observations of the apparent 
f Orionis continued. 
of M. Flaugergues, on £Ursae Majoris, (mentioned under 
the head of that star ) , which would be a strong case in point, 
is proved to have been an illusion. So remarkable a fact de- 
serves every attention, and this star should be assiduously 
watched. 
No. LX VIII. R. A. 5 h 47 m ; Decl. 37 0 n # N. 
$ Aurigag ; Struve 213 ; V. 89, and VI. 34 ; 
Excessively unequal ; 4th and 15th magnitudes. 
Position. 
o o / 
90—8.35' 
7* O 
7.4s r-H 
7- 33 
746 , 
Mean 
Feb. 21, 1823. 
Seven-feet Equatorial. 
?lp 
Position =82 °.i 6 1 np 
Distance — 125". 051 
Measures of extreme difficulty. 
Distance. 
Parts. 
534 
5 l ° 
5 " 
521. o | 
527. oj 
0] 
o >H 
Mean — 520.16 
Z — — 0.52 
520.09 
The star whose relative place with respect to the large one 
is here ascertained, is that which makes it double of the 6‘th 
class ; but what is become of the nearer star ? 
Nov. 13, 1823. Seven-feet Equatorial. 
Triple. A — 4 m. B = gm, C= 10m. A fourth star 
D = 11 or 12 m suspected. A and C make a double star of 
the 4th or 5th class. The night unfavourable. 
