A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - Comet discovered in December 1874

 Academy Newspaper Saturday 12^th December 1874

 

A new  comet was discovered by M. Borelly, at Marseilles, on the morning of December 7^th 1874 , in the constellation Corona, its right ascension being 16h. 0m., and its North polar distance 54° so that it is visible low down in the north-west after sunset ; but, though described as brilliant by its discoverer, it requires a powerful telescope to show it.

 From an observation made by Mr. Hind in the evening of December 7, it appears that its daily motion is nearly 1° N.N.E., so that there is a good prospect of farther observations being secured.

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