Andrew Cooper
Nov 7, 2020    Waikoloa, HI (map)
20cm f/6 Newtonian, Cave Astrola @ 76x
Seeing: 6 Transparency: 6 Moon: 0%

Rich yellow with an 8th magnitude companion visible 6" south, 54 Psc is 14' southwest

Gaia DR2 data shows closely matching parallax and proper motions for 55 Psc and the 8.4 magnitude companion

Captain William Henry Smyth
Oct 30, 1833    No. 6 The Crescent, Bedford, England (map)
150mm f/17.6 refractor by Tully 1827

A neat double star, ascertained by a line through δ and ε Andromedae, and 7° beyond the latter. A 6, orange; B9, deep blue, —the colours in good contrast, and therefore forming a rich specimen of opposed hues.

This very beautiful object is between the head and right arm of Andromeda; and was found to be double by the vigilant Dorpat astronomer, being his No. 46, thus measured: Pos. 192°73' Dist. 6".37 Ep. 1830.22 The interval of time which has elapsed between the two epochs of observation, is too brief for drawing any conclusions upon the differences observable in the results.

― A Cycle of Celestial Objects Vol II, The Bedford Catalogue, William Henry Smyth, 1844

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