Observations of Comet 1884 III (Wolf)

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25 7 log f. p. 9.822, 9.803,~ 9.798, 9.767, 9.763, 9.757, 9.75% --__ 9.793, 9.7433 2679 Red. ad 1. app. +3?21 +2818 +3.20 +28.2 +3.19 +28.1 +3.16 +26.8 +3.18 +26.7 -+3.16 +26.3 +3.18 i-260 __ +3.19 +28.4 +3.16 $-25.7 258 9.737, ~ 9.722, -2 21 1.2 j 9.72r,, I 9.702n 9.687, 9.682, 9.693, - Observations of Cornet 1884 111 (Wolf) made at the Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope. Communicated by David Gill, H. M. Astronomer. 4-3.15 4-25.4 I I0 +3.15 +24.4 j 11 +3.16 +24.3 12 +3.16 t22.9 j 13 +3.15 +20.2 I 14 +3.15 +19.0 ~ 15 +o.16 - 5.2 1 16 1 - Cp. - 30. I 6 8.6 14.20 16.20 10.8 I 4.6 30.20 20.16 20.16 16.12 I 6.8 I 0.8 20.16 20.16 8.12 7.8 16.12 8.12 13 I2 12.14 I 2.8 I 6.8 16.12 12.12 12.12 9.69~~~ 9.703, 9.700n 9.702" 9.704" 9.70711, 9.708,~ 9.728, 9.731~ 9.730,, - log f. p +o.rg - 5.6 17 +o.16 - 6.3 19 +0.16 -- 6.0 ~ 18 +o.18 - 6.4 1 20 4-0.18 - 6.9 ~ 21 +0.20 - 7.1 22 +o.r8 - 7.2 23 +o.19 - 9.8 24 +o.19 - 9.9 26 t0.20 - 9.8 25 - * - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 19 20 21 8 46 6.2 8 54 30.0 8 51 30.5 Au __-__ -Om32f94 +O 51.91 +o 19.88 +o 35.23 +o 38.90 -0 31.73 +o 35.08 +o 12.69 +o 46.56 +o 21.98 --I 5.27 +o 51.86 --I 29.69 +o 34.17 +o 36.99 1884 I Cape M.T. Oct. 24 7h40m32?4 251 7 38 27.9 ___ Ad to' 3819 +I 52.0 +o 26.2 ___._ -4-2 24.3 +4 55.7 -3 31.9 +3 57.0 +3 8.0 -2 53.9 +3 15.9 -0 13.7 +2 5.4 +6 46.1 -3 17.9 -1 44.2 I Cp. a app. i d app. ~ log f.p. 6.1 21~54~45598 I +6O22'5217 9.809, ____ ! .. 6.0 I 21 56 37.66 I - 1 .- a "PP. .--.._____ 2 Ih 47"43?0 I 21 53 8.77 21 56 45.52 22 '4 54.58 2: 54 51.27 22 17 3.96 22 21 26.87 22 27 1.55 22 30 27.40 - - 22 49 24.36 23 42 32.76 0 57 2.05 1 4 34.79 1 9 37.64 I 14 38.32 I '7 7.19 I 27 2.01 1 29 31.77 I 32 o 15 2 25 12.30 2 27 35.16 2 29 58.83 .- - d app. +8' I I' r:'o +6 45 53.0 +6 20 58.5 +5 54 38.6 +2 17 27.1 +I 55 '4.9 +I 12 45.0 -to 34 2.0 - o 6 24.8 ~~ ~. - 8.175 8.601 8.280 8.406 8.326 8.361 8.288 8.298 8.365 8.3'7 8 336 8.473 8.382 8.527 -5 45 42.2 -0 33.58 +I 8.1 +o 43.9' -2 44.3 --o 42.18 1 +o 52.3 +o 59.92 , +3 8.3 --I 21.91 1 - 3 40.9 +o 19.39 ! to 3.8 -1 22.77 I +I 39.4 +o 35.00 I -2 12.7 -0 47.51 ~ +3 28.4 4-0 A786 14-2 C7 3 To--- . .J J.J .- +o 27.67 ' +o 0.5 16.12 The Comet was also observed with the 'Transit Circle on two occasions : - * - 9 g I0 I1 I2 A 13 I4 '5 16 i 11 I8 '9 ~ Authority 1o1/~". Equ. diff. from *g I obs. Cape. (W, 22h574) ______ . .. DM. -0'4399 91/2m. 10". Equ. diff. from +h Wl 2zh953 9m. W, 23h82~ 9". I 01/~"'. Equ. diff. from * i W, 0 ~ 1 0 0 3 w, IhI2 w, IhI22 91,/a". Equ. diff. frotn sk *I a 1884.0 I j 2ih48"12?74 21 21 52 13.67 a' 21 50 43.10 31 21 54 28.19 bi 21 55 6.36 61 21 54 20.29 41 21 56 7.10 - dl 21 54 57.47 d 1884.0 43' 9'5314 +6 43 32.6 t-6 41 34.8 +6 9 43.1 +5 51 46.3 _.______ +6 20 4.1 -+6 16 15.8 +5 46 22.8 d 1884-85.0 -00 5' 6:'3 -0 o 4.0 -0 41 -2 9 -2 21(11.8) -2 14 40.6 -3 53 -5 52 48.5 -6 4 -5 54 9.9 -5 56 25.9 -5 38 37.0 -5 33 33.4 -5 26 33.9 Authority 2 obs. Cape. (W1 21~1095: 91/2m. Equ. cliff. from *a I obs. Cape. (W, Z I ~ I 150: 9'". Equ. diff. from +b g1/2". Equ. diff. from + c 18 Peg. 1/z(N7yr.+Yarn.) 91/~". Equ. diff. from s d 81/2m. 2 obs. Cape 2 obs. Cape. (W, 2~~247) 91,/2". Equ. diff. from +e I obs. Cape. (W, 22h366) 9"'. Equ. diff. from * f I obs. Cape. (W, 2~~437) A. Y. Nr. 2644 ~~~ 22h 29m37?68 22 28 39.98 22 34 41 22 48 (3) 22 48 (29.34) 23 8 (28) 23 57 (44) 22 47 12.04 23 41 55.44 0 57 35.47 0 58 47.95 I 3 50.73 I 10 19.66 I 13 38.24

Transcript of Observations of Comet 1884 III (Wolf)

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25 7

log f. p.

9.822,

9.803,~ 9.798, 9.767, 9.763, 9.757, 9.75%

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9.793,

9.7433

2679

Red. ad 1. app.

+3?21 +2818

+3.20 +28.2 +3.19 +28.1 +3.16 +26.8 +3.18 +26.7 -+3.16 +26.3 +3.18 i - 2 6 0

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+3.19 +28.4

+3.16 $-25.7

2 5 8

9.737, ~ 9.722,

- 2 2 1 1.2 j 9.72r,, I 9.702n

9.687, 9.682, 9.693,

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Observations of Cornet 1884 111 (Wolf) m a d e a t t h e R o y a l O b s e r v a t o r y , C a p e o f G o o d H o p e .

Communicated by David Gill, H. M. Astronomer.

4-3.15 4-25.4 I I 0 +3.15 +24.4 j 1 1

+3.16 +24.3 1 2

+3.16 t 2 2 . 9 j 13 +3.15 +20.2 I 14 +3.15 +19.0 ~ 1 5 +o.16 - 5.2 1 16

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- Cp. -

30. I 6 8.6

14.20 16.20 10.8

I 4.6 30.20 20.16 20.16 16.12 I 6.8 I 0.8 20.16 20.16 8.12 7.8

16.12 8.12

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12.14 I 2.8 I 6.8 16.12

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1 2 . 1 2 9 . 6 9 ~ ~ ~

9.703, 9.700n

9.702" 9.704" 9.70711, 9.708,~ 9.728,

9 . 7 3 1 ~ 9.730,,

- log f. p

+o.rg - 5.6 1 7

+o.16 - 6.3 19 +0.16 -- 6.0 ~ 18

+o.18 - 6.4 1 20

4-0.18 - 6.9 ~ 2 1 +0.20 - 7.1 2 2

+o.r8 - 7.2 23 +o.19 - 9.8 24

+o.19 - 9.9 26 t 0 . 2 0 - 9.8 25

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3 4 5 6 7 8 9

19 2 0

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8 46 6.2 8 54 30.0 8 5 1 30.5

Au __-__ -Om32f94 +O 51.91 +o 19.88 +o 35.23 +o 38.90 -0 31.73 +o 35.08 +o 12.69 +o 46.56 +o 21.98 - - I 5.27 +o 51.86 - -I 29.69 +o 34.17 +o 36.99

1884 I Cape M.T.

Oct. 24 7h40m32?4 2 5 1 7 38 27.9

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Ad

t o ' 3819 + I 52.0 +o 26.2

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-4-2 24.3 +4 55.7 -3 31.9 +3 5 7 . 0 +3 8.0

-2 53.9 +3 15.9 -0 13.7 + 2 5.4 +6 46.1 -3 17.9

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Cp. a app. i d app. ~ log f.p.

6.1 2 1 ~ 5 4 ~ 4 5 5 9 8 I +6O22'5217 9.809, ____ ! . .

6.0 I 2 1 56 37.66 I - 1 .-

a "PP. .--.._____

2 Ih 47"43?0 I 2 1 53 8.77

2 1 56 45.52 2 2 '4 54.58

2 : 54 51.27

2 2 1 7 3.96 2 2 2 1 26.87 2 2 2 7 1.55 2 2 30 27.40

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2 2 49 24.36

23 42 32.76

0 5 7 2 .05

1 4 34.79 1 9 37.64 I 14 38.32 I ' 7 7.19 I 2 7 2.01

1 29 31.77 I 32 o 15 2 2 5 12.30 2 2 7 35.16 2 29 58.83

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d app.

+8' I I ' r:'o +6 45 53.0 +6 2 0 58.5 + 5 54 38.6 + 2 1 7 27 .1

+ I 55 '4.9 + I 1 2 45.0 -to 34 2 .0 - o 6 24.8

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8.175 8.601 8.280 8.406 8.326 8.361

8.288

8.298

8.365

8.3'7

8 336 8.473 8.382 8.527 - 5 45 42.2

-0 33.58 + I 8.1 +o 43.9' - 2 44.3 --o 42.18 1 +o 52.3 +o 59.92 , +3 8.3 --I 21.91 1 - 3 40.9 +o 19.39 ! t o 3.8 - 1 2 2 . 7 7 I + I 39.4 +o 35.00 I -2 1 2 . 7

-0 47.51 ~ +3 28.4 4-0 A 7 8 6 1 4 - 2 C 7 3 T o - - - . .J J.J . - +o 27.67 ' +o 0 .5 16.12

The Comet was also observed with the 'Transit Circle on two occasions :

- * -

9 g I 0 I 1

I 2

A 13 I4 '5 16 i

1 1 I8 '9

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Authority

1o1/~". Equ. diff. from *g I obs. Cape. (W, 22h574)

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DM. -0'4399 91/2m. 10". Equ. diff. from + h Wl 2zh953 9m. W, 2 3 h 8 2 ~ 9". I 01/~"'. Equ. diff. from * i W, 0 ~ 1 0 0 3 w, I h I 2

w, I h I 2 2

91,/a". Equ. diff. frotn sk

* I a 1884.0

I j 2ih48"12?74 2 1 2 1 5 2 13.67 a ' 2 1 5 0 43.10 31 2 1 54 28.19 bi 2 1 5 5 6.36 6 1 21 54 20.29 41 21 56 7.10

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dl 2 1 54 57.47

d 1884.0

4 3 ' 9'5314 + 6 43 32.6 t-6 41 34.8

+6 9 43.1 + 5 5 1 46.3

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+6 2 0 4.1 -+6 16 15.8

+ 5 46 2 2 . 8

d 1884-85.0

-00 5' 6:'3 -0 o 4.0 -0 41 -2 9 -2 21(11.8) -2 14 40.6 -3 53 -5 52 48.5 -6 4 -5 54 9.9 -5 56 25.9 -5 38 37.0 -5 33 33.4 -5 26 33.9

Authority

2 obs. Cape. (W1 21~1095: 91/2m. Equ. cliff. from * a I obs. Cape. (W, Z I ~ I 1 5 0 : 9'". Equ. diff. from + b g1/2". Equ. diff. from + c 18 Peg. 1/z(N7yr.+Yarn.) 91/~". Equ. diff. from s d 81/2m. 2 obs. Cape 2 obs. Cape. (W, 2 ~ ~ 2 4 7 ) 91,/2". Equ. diff. from + e I obs. Cape. (W, 22h366) 9"'. Equ. diff. from * f I obs. Cape. (W, 2 ~ ~ 4 3 7 ) A. Y. Nr. 2644

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2 2 h 29m37?68 2 2 28 39.98 2 2 34 41 2 2 48 (3) 2 2 48 (29.34)

23 8 (28)

23 5 7 (44)

2 2 47 12.04

23 41 55.44

0 5 7 35.47 0 58 47.95 I 3 50.73 I 10 19.66 I 13 38.24

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a 1885.0 I d 1885.0 I Authority -- Ih 13m43?30 I -5" 31' If0 w1 1 ~ 1 8 3 I 18 28.92 -5 14 40.1 Iol/am. Equ. diff. from * I

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1885 1 T.m.Milano

LUgL I 2 I O h 5 0 m 0'

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Agos. 5 9 33 41 8 9 I 0 0

Aa

+Im35?14 +o 8-55 +o 33.05 -1 12.19

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N o t e s .

Nov. 3. Comet very faint, moonlight and haze. ; Dec. 9 nucleus = star of I i tb magnitude. ! Jan. 10. Comet faint, hazy. 2 I. Comet very faint, moonlight: a very faint star along-

6. Measures frequently interrupted by cloud. 18. Only one comparison (through cloud) was obtained

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between stars 1 2 and h. I side the comet troublesome.

i 8 1 7 ~ rzrn4ff2z 9.042 8 17 7 31.05 ' 8.659

E r r a t a. W, ~ 2 ~ 5 7 4 . This star is Lal. 44096 and Glasg. 5876. The Right ascension given in Weisse is about 20' too great W, 1 ~ 1 2 3 and 126. The differences between these two stars, measured on Jan. 1 2 , were z1?68 and 5'2010. The place of the second star given in Weisse requires a correction of -2' in declination. W, 1~183. Precession in RA.: for 35018 read 35028. W, 1 ~ 5 1 4 . Precession in Dec.: for 19:59 read 18:59. David Gill.

Zu s a t z . Dr. Kreutz bemerkt zu den Errata: W, 2Zh574 = €3. Z. 34 22h25m38!20. Die AK. ist nach Argelander, Fehler- verzeichniss = Kon. Beob. 37. Abth. I. Theil pag 9 um -I oE zu corrigiren. Ob ausserdem Weisse noch einen Druck- oder Red.- Fehler enthiilt, kann ich nicht entscheiden, da die hiesige Sternwarte den Weisse'schen Catalog nicht besitzt. Uebrigens hat der Stem nach C. H. F. Peters (A. N. 2655 pag. 234) eine Eig.-Bew. von -0?006 und -O:I jghrlich. W, 1 ~ 1 2 2 und 126. 13. Z. 109 1~6~42569 und ihlm3!89 giebt mit den Cap-Messungen tibereinstimmend die Differenzen 2 15zo und 5' I 9r6.

- 7'33' 44% 0.846 + 2?94 +- 8:6 I

- 9 14 25.9 0.857 3- 3 95 + 8.3 2

Beobachtungen des Cometen 1885. . . (Barnard). Nel K. O s s e r v a t o r i o d i Hrera a Milano.

8 1 7 5 48.18 8.697 - 9 47 56.8 0 859 - 6 21.6 j 8 16 39 1.20 9.319 I -19 59 35.1 1 O&I - 1 2 10.6 I 8 9.293 1 .-ZI 19 23.6 I 0.896 16 36 19.32

+ 2.95 + 8.0 3 + 2.88 + 4.0 4 + 2.86 + 3.3 5

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I a app. I 10gp.d: d app. 1logp.d Red.ad Lapp. 1 *

17 7 19.55 1 7 5 12.18 16 40 10.51 16 36 12.16

- 9 8 43.8 Schj. 6146 - 9 47 6.1 W,37 -19 53 17.5 Yarn.69~3 -21 7 16.3 AOea 15868.9

Nei giorni 5 ed 8 Agosto osservazioni molto difficili per l'esttema debolezza della Cometa. Veduto la stessa ancora pih volte nei giorni seguenti, ma era affatto inosservabile.

R. Osservatorio di Brera in Milano 1885 Agosto 16. G. K Sckiaparrliz.