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THE BINARY STAR γ CORONÆ AUSTRALIS.—Mr. J. E. Gore has recently computed elements of the orbit of this binary, fixing the periastron passage at 1886.53 and the period at 81.78 years. These elements differ widely from those deduced three or four years ago by Mr. Downing, who, by determining corrections to Prof. Schiaparelli's orbit, from a considerably larger namber of observations than have been utilised by Mr. Gore, found the epoch of periastron passage to be 1883.203 with a period of 54.985 years. The position-angles computed from these two sets of elements now differ enormously, as is seen from the following tabular statement:—
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Our Astronomical Column . Nature 33, 425–426 (1886). https://doi.org/10.1038/033425a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/033425a0