Captain William Henry Smyth
Nov 14, 1836    No. 6 The Crescent, Bedford, England (map)
150mm f/17.6 refractor by Tully 1827

A neat double star in a barren field over the horn of Aries, which is readily found by carrying a line from β Arietis, the middle star in the Ram's head, to β Andromedæ, at somewhat less than one-third of the distance: a thwart line from β through α Trianguli passes just to the south of it, 5½° from α. A 6½, cream yellow; B 13, blue, and there is a small blue star near the vertical of the np quadrant. This very delicate object is No. 145 of Σ., who thus measured it:

    Pos. 30°30'  Dist. 11".30  Ep. 1830.06
        [31°           10".30        2015 WDS]

{Gaia DR2 data shows comparable parallax and proper motion for the pair, thus they are likely physically associated.]

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

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