$00 Mr. Herschel’s and Mr. South’s observations of the apparent 
( 40 Cephei vel 40 Dracon ) continued. 
Position. 
© / 
34 - 1 °' 
37.20 
35 55 
36.11 
V-H 
34- 14J 
Mean = 35.34 
February 20, 1823. 
Five-feet Equatorial. 
sp 
Position = 35 0 34' sp 
Distance = 2i".779 
Distance . 
Parts. 
68. 5) 
7°. 05 
Mean =2 71.25 
Z — — 2.29 
68.96 
The night exceedingly bad. 
Mean. 
Position 34 0 $6' sp ; Distance qi°.$62 ; 1822.29. 
1782.78; Position 34 0 27' sp; Distance 2o''.65 ; H. Cat. of 1785. 
5816.9 ; 33 12 ; 19". 9; Struve, Catalogus i. Stella 1 6 1 . 
1800.00; 32 35 sp; 20.986; Piazzi, A R A rr i' 45 ".5 ; 
A decl. 1 1 ".3. 
A confusion in Flamsteed’s catalogue and observations 
gave rise to the idea of a considerable relative motion and 
approach of these stars, but the measures here adduced 
sufficiently disprove its existence. 
