Burnham: Measures of Proper Motion Stars 
These stars have no relative motion. The principal star is 
given some proper motion : 
A. G. Harv. 07144 in 2o6?o 
There is a 13.5 m star not previously seen: 
B and C 
1907.120 59?8 8V38 
7.137 59-6 8.19 
7.791 60.2 8.29 
8.633 61.9 8.46 
8.769 61.0 8.67 
1907.89 
60.5 
8.39 
3653 . 59 Aurigae. 2 974. 
(6.7...10.0) 
R. A. 6 h 44 m 
46 s Decl. + 39 0 1' 
A and B 
1908.636 
223?9 
22'.'34 
.652 
224.0 
22.43 
.671 
223.3 
22.40 
1908.65 
223.7 
22.39 
B and C (i 3 - 3 ) 
1908.689 
2 i 7°5 
25"78 
.824 
219.3 
25-74 
•843 
219.8 
26.01 
1908.79 
218.9 
25.84 
No late measures of AB, and no other measures of the faint 
star. 
The proper motion of 59 Aurigae is very uncertain: 
Auwers 
o'.'o35 in 
86?7 
Boss 
0.008 in 
49.4 
3670 . 2977. (8.0.. 
• 9 - 5 ) 
R. A. 6 h 46 m 
20 8 Decl. + 48° 43' 
A and B 
1910.720 
I 27?4 
i "97 
• 739 
129.0 
2.00 
1910.73 
128.2 
1.98 
A and C (10.7) 
1910.720 
223?00 
I 52"29 
• 739 
222.47 
152.64 
.770 
222.82 
153-07 
1910.74 
222.76 
152.67 
No proper motion in A: 
l88l.50 222?47 
152708 
2n Bl. 
3678 . 15 Lyncis. 02 159. 
(5.1...6.2) 
R. A.6 h 46 m 
54 8 Decl. + 58° 35' 
A and D (9.5) 
1907.848 
167730 
I 99"33 
8.000 
167.30 
199.14 
8.025 
167.58 
199.11 
1907.96 
167.39 
199.19 
This, with the two positions by 02 (1850-1907), gives for the 
proper motion of 15 Lyncis: 
o"i30 in i63?4 
Other values from meridian observations are: 
Auwers 
0T124 
in 
179-6 
Groombridge 
0.126 
in 
190.7 
Newcomb 
0.131 
in 
172.3 
Boss 
0.134 
in 
177.7 
3685 . 2978. (7.0...10.0) 
R. A. 6" 4 7 ra 22 s Decl. + 38° 3' 
1908.728 90?45 i6"42 
•747 90.55 16.84 
.766 89.43 16.82 
1908.75 90.14 16.70 
The measures of 2 , A and |3 (1831-1908) give for the true 
proper motion of the principal star: 
o"o39 in 222?5 
The proper motion of A (Groombridge 1241) is given from 
meridian positions: 
Greenwich o"o48 in 25o?4 
3892. 38 Geminorum. 2 982. (5.4...7.7) 
R. A. 6 h 
47m £ 2 s Decl. + 
13° 20' 
A and C (11.0) 
1912.810 
328?17 
109738 
.867 
328.00 
109.23 
.890 
328.37 
109.28 
1912.85 
328.18 
109.30 
Faint star for the proper motion of A; no other measures. 
From the star catalogues we have: 
Auwers 
o"o 87 
in 
144-3 
Bossert 
0.124 
in 
135-8 
Boss 
0.112 
in 
139-3 
3710. 
2 991. (8.0.. 
.9.0) 
R. A. 6 b 49 
m 40 3 Decl. + 25 0 7' 
A and B 
1907.022 
16772 
3"76 
.102 
168.7 
3-73 
.118 
166.8 
3-63 
1907.08 
167.6 
3 - 7 i 
Possibly slow retrograde motion in angle. 
C and D (10.9.. .11.4) 
1907.022 359?5 13V30 
.118 358.5 13.09 
148 
1907.07 
359-0 
13.19 
