distances and positions 0/380 double and triple stars , &c. 227 
No. CCIII. R. A. i5 h i8 m ; Decl. 3 7 0 59' N. 
(s/f* Bootis) ; Struve, 485 ; I. 17 ; 
A very close double star— in the Five-feet Equatorial with a 
a power of 133 it is seen elongated, but 303 shows it de- 
cidedly double. A power of 179 applied to the Seven-feet, 
shows the discs of the two stars in contact ; but 273 dis- 
tinctly separates them. This double star is a severe test 
for a telescope, and is easily found by means of p, Bootis. 
Position. 
o o I 
go— 25.30' 
26. o 
26.30 
20.30 
28.40 
28. o 
28. o 
Mean — 27.27 
Position. 
May 23, 1823. 
Seven-feet Equatorial. 
7 and 9 magnitudes. 
71 p 
Position = 62° 33' np 
Distance = i".78i 
Distance. 
Parts. 
7. o' 
7 - 5 
8 . 8 
9 - 5 
10. o 
9 - 5 . 
Mean “ 8.72 
Z — — 1. 31 
a o 1 
go — 26.30 Mr. Troughton. 
25.30 S. 
Mean — 26. o 
Position. 
O Of 
90—25.45' 
25.50 
28. o 
26.45 ^>s 
25. o 
26.12 
25-30. 
May 25, 1823. 
Seven-feet Equatorial. 
np 
Position = 64° o' np 
7 - 4 * 
Night un- 
favorable. 
Mean — 26. 9 
June 5, 1823. 
Five-feet Equatorial. 
np 
Position = 63° 51 ' np 
Stars admirably defined. (S) 
