Bessel’s Catalogue (^Hhe Right Ascension Stars. 321 
almost wholly, by taking the following fundamental catalogue 
as a basis. 
Catalogue of' the Right Ascension qf' Thirty-six' Fixed Stag's. 
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C3 
Difference of Catalogues. 
u *n 
Right Ascen- 
Names of the 
1 > 
sion in Time 
^ C . 
Secular 
From that 
From that 
Stars. 
2 §3 
for 1815. 
r- .2 ^ 
Change. 
of Maske- 
of Piazzi 
.S QO 
<1 ;h i-H 
lyne 1805. 
1805. 
ct Pegasi, 
87 
Oh 3 43.M.14 
3.^'0803 
-{-0."0096 
— 0."266 
— 0."196 
X Arietis, 
45 
1 56 
46.186 
3.3565 
-fO.0200 
—0.251. 
—0.264 
X Ceti, 
30 
2 52 
37.312 
3.1243 
H- 0.0096 
—0.334. 
—0.200 
a Tauri, 
69 
4 25 
18,992 
3.4290 
+0.0108 
—0,127 
—0.214. 
« Aurigas, 
173 
5 03 
2.380 
4.4119 
+0.0185 
—0,120 
—0.157. 
fh Orion. 
159 
5 5 
39.040 
2.8780 
+ 0,0043 
—0,132 
—0.062 
(h Tauri, 
65 
5 14 
36.307 
3.7855 
+ 0.0093 
—0,087. 
—0.110 
X Orion. 
94 
5 45 
9.467 
3-2443 
+0.0033 
—0,086 
+ 0,001 
% Can. maj. 
159 
6 36 
59.561 
2.6433 
+0.0004 
—0.058 
+ 0.045 
Gemini, 
94 
7. 22 
46.463 
3.8452 
—0,0121 
+ 0.015 
—0.068 
X Can. min. 
75 
7. 29 
36.720 
3.1478 
—0.0043 
—0.140 
-0,060 
|3 Gemini, 
205 
7 33 
58.783 
3.6861 
—0.0124 
—0.136 
-0,163. 
a Hydras, 
24 
9. 18 
29.601 
2.9462 
-0.0015 
—0.068 
—0.085 
X Leonis, 
80 
9 58 
30.481 
3.2057 
—0.0102 
+ 0.041 
+ 0.054. 
j3 Leonis. 
65 
11.39 
36.940 
3'0680 
—0.0079 
—0.126 
—0.116. 
|S Virginis, 
34 
11 41 
33.588 
3.1259 
—0,0007 
—0.309 
—0.176 
a, Virginis, 
120 
13 15 
27.657 
3.1446 
+0.0111 
—0.117 
—0.164 
« Bootes, 
174 
14 7 
13.627 
2,7329 
+0.0012 
—0,129 
— 0.192 
1 a Librae, 
32 
14 40 
28.491 
3,3004 
+0.0156 
—0,125 
— .... 
2 « Librae, 
32 
14 40 
39.892 
3.3032 
+ 0.0156 
—0.188 
—0.141 
X Coronas, 
54 
15 26 
51.562 
2.5379 
+ 0.0024 
—0,204 
—0.351 
X Serpentis, 
43 
15 35 
9.840 
2.9499 
-i- 0.0064 
—0,194 
—0.164. 
a Scorpionis, 
30 
16 18 
5.030 
3.6621 
+0.0157 
—0,307 
+0.030 
ce Herculis, 
63 
17 06 
13.035 
2.7311 
+0,0037 
—0,156 
—0.259 
X Ophiuchi, 
89 
17 06 
21.076 
2.7772 
+0.0034 
—0.186 
—0.179 
X Lyras, 
141 
18 30 
40.588 
2.0307 
+ 0.0016 
—0,112 
^0.262 ' 
X Aquilae, 
186 
19. 37. 
27.887 
2.8561 
—0,0009 
—0,126 
—0.093. 
X Aquilae, 
— 
19 41 
45.398 
2.9295 
—0,0015 
— 0.202 
— 0,102 
/5 Aquilae, 
199 
16 46 
13.586 
2.9515 
—0,0015 
—0,170 
—0,150 
1 X Capricorni, 
79 
20 7 
23.212 
3.3341 
—0,0081 
—0,257, 
—0,120 
2 X Capricorni, 
79 
20 7 
47.000 
3.3393 
— 0,0081 
—0.193 
—0.070 
a Cygni, 
158 
20 35 
7.725 
2.0417 
+0.0022 
—0,259 
—0.269 
X Aquarii, 
56 
21 56 
16.805 
3.0852 
—0,0043 
—0,261 
— 0,144 
X Pise. Austr. 
55 
22 4r 
24.405 
,3.3424 
-0.0218 
—0,290 
—0.130 
X Pegasi 
49 
22 55 
33.276 
2.9825 
+0,0052 
—0,254 
—0.207 
X Androm. 
52 
23 58 
50.870 
3.0708 
+0,0176 
—0.249 
—0,292 
