New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-21

DISCOVERY OF A NEW sTAR.-The following CONF
munieation appears in The Boston Transcript W you ooss
making public the extraordinary and interesting pms
nomenon OF the appearance and brilliant star In ths
heavens doubtless a variable star OF long period.
great eerpestness and promise has been or considerable
time aged the careful determination of stellar magnt.
NAV and has already found to suspect fluctuations
m Inc iaucy several heretofore supposed CONSTANT
On onay evening MAY H. being about TO repeat some OBJ
sryaOn Of the magnitude OF the stars IN the OF
tl Nolern Crow he perceived new in that we'll
Known group brighter than any Others with excep-
ton certainly brighter than the third magnitude Ihs
ayornbe weather had greatly interfored with OBJ
eatoas but he is positive that three weeks previous. ne
there OF sufficient brightness 20 attiact attention
The new star the Epsilon Corona from which
il at less than degree in decnatou, and THIS even
w very conspicuous object being still as bright as any ssss
but one N the constellation although 1t seems to have dins
brancy by at least sxtenths OF magnitude W1this
o. The 18th at lh D. ~ its brightness BY Mr Chandsrs
COMPARISON between that OF Beid dad Gamma Hrcaia
rather to the latter certainly t~othrds OF maga
ude brighter than either Beta Gamma Corona or EPoe
H,rcui. and very decidedly brighter than Dee Bnsis
To night May Is. at NJ IT'S magnitude was ihe SINE a.
Bea Corona Gamma HsrcaA ana estimated VI Ar.
HINDER and mysely intermediate between the two
clearly fainter than D.lia Boots. =,
TIE magnudes Of these stars OF comparison were mus a.
Beta Hercais 20 be,a 1o19n.
Epsilon Hercnlis........34 Epsilon Corona .....3%
50 bsi the magnitude OF must have boon 20
? last night aud > tonight. .. ,.....,,n,,,, ~
s place this evening although had hoped Tor tos ,abs
observation by means a, sSr. ssnmen give rough DC ,a
which must be quite near q the truth. -,
p -. i5h 53m SIS y. Deel..-.. .26j Ism
INNS with the position OF star OF tho s5
niude n e. having about conservatism part oil gh OF
,b nte star visible naked eye mappefl down bf
Arselander in his Inspection OF tie Northern Heayeuss
about the year 1855 IL does not appear ever 10 have bssl
yesry observed by astronomer and must indeed have
be be;on the reach 81 most meridian instruuents Hth(
new star identical with the very faint Object noted b
Arveland II Is so entirely 70 conceal ".
Such phenomena not entirely unknownin the snnals
astronomy Beside the weknOgn cases OF the stars OBJ
by Tyeho Brahe and By Kepper which suddenly hona
forth WITH great brancy and disappeared after short
riodthe variable Ms C aains the second magnitude
about once IL monthdpnishing IN the interval to an
treme fntness but very few are on record where 20
great briancy has suddenly manifested, The only on5
ary comparable with this 70 have been the star
OF 1870 This appeared suddenly star II the third msgns
tuie disappeared shone out once more aer somewhat mo
than two wears became invisible and has 20 remained
The extremely rapid dmnnton olight during sns ~
forbids any confident expectation OF long v,bi tI h
nav accession armament; bn, Il viii propaoy "a
object for little time 70 come b ~ 49,
readily recognized by at all acc uainsa 1s ~ 80
seaon OF the Northern Crown being nss ~ on,v ""
during the evening below, the terminal star 1osn
Very respectfully yours &C., ~ a. SS'SA' -
Canlfdg. TgsSagy krsH'hg, MAY 4" ~"