Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-10-02
TO THE EDITORS.
national OBSERVATORY,

national OBSERVATORY,
WAsuISGTos, SEPTEMBER 20, ls4I
GENTLEMEN Please publish in your valuable paper the
following announcement of the discovery by HsD, OF Bs-
ops Observatory of another planet received from Professor
scHuMAcuEn of Altona through the poteness Of JoHS
CuTHnERr, Esq, the American Consul at Hamburg
"ALroSA, august 81, ls47.
"SrR have the honor 10 send you copies Of the
circular about the planet and beg you will distribute
them TO the Observatores in the United States
have the honor 10 remain sir your obedient and faithful
servant, ii. Z. SCHuMACHEk
A Letter iron. j. r. Hind 10 H. C. Schumacher.
[cIncuLAR.
LONDON, august l6, ls47.
MY DEAN SIR have the qualification TO announce TO you
another planetary discovery, made about the time the last Al
tona post was closing
On August 18TH noticed what seemed to be star of
SO magnitude not marked upon VOTERS map, 18th hour,
previously by me- though have repeatedly examined
this part of The heavens during the present summer inserting
all doubtful 81 magnitude stars not found IN the map
looked the neghborhood June 22 and July 81 but
the position of the stranger. Micromeiive OBJ
seatons made by Mr. Bishop and myself directly after the
discovery showed to be planet evidently belonging to
the group between Mars and Jupiter announced the dis
coSery astronomers in this country August 18th, and
the planet observed Cambridge the evening of that
day. send you all the observations have yet made
G. NJ 7. Planets r. A. Planets Dec
Aug. Is, Oh. 39m 46s l9h SIM. 3Os SO l3o 2T 2l' $
10 81 n 10 81 % Al 10 81 27 g.
IA, % So 10 Sc 80 80 10 20 IA o
l5, g 90 80 10 SIS AZ Ga IS 81 8
The comparison stars are Pazzi XIX, 1916, and H. c. p
lis, at Oh 53m. 36s. 5.
In the planetary search which have carried for eight
months eclptica charts for hours and 20 and the greater
part of the interval between Oh and 5h have been nearly
completed.
Mr. Main tells me that be had written yon Saturday,
but suppose letters will reach you together Had
thought there was any post should have written you the
morning after the discovery.
The positions have given vigorously reduced and be-
ieve very exact will send the original differences of A.
r. and dec between the planet and stars in my next
H. G. SCHUMACHER.
Altoona, august 20, 1S47.
Mr. Dean SIN received after had closed your letter
the following from Professor Challis:
G. MT Ar. Dec s.
Au.l4, Oh 2m l3s. 9h. 56m. 39s IL l3o 80 10 ref
10 25 81 10 Sc SO 81 ID 20 Is 7mn.
IL 20 | 10 So SO 81 3 30 &c ref. I
Is, 10 20 "a 10 SIS as 06 ID 81 INN.
The first position of August IA determined by II
PARSONS in L. A. and in n p. d. The star of reference
IS 65 saggtta the place Of which is taken from b. A. c.
The position after meridian passage the day was de-
ermined by comparisons in r. A. and many in n p.
D., with Piazz XGX, $780, The places January lst
lS47, OF this star are as follows
Piazz l9h 5sm. las. 35 l3o 2lm. 33", 6
Bessel 10 So IA IS 10 q 40
Challis,. 10 50 IA SO Is Fl SO
Professor Chais has adopted his position in his
AUCTIONS.
Sir John Hesche wishes me to call the new star the planet
ris, name which Mr.. Bishop proposes to adopt.
j. X. HIND.
II. G.. SCaUMAcuEn."
This makes the seventh known aseroid 1t is remarkable
the eccency of its orbit and length Of its period of
uon The planet has not been at this Observatory
recount Of the weather; but the following ephemers which
bave had computed from HIND elements, published in
he London Times August 30 will show its place su-
GENTLY enable their instruments
upon it.
Ephemers Of Ire planet Iris computed by Professor
Coffin"