On 2004-08-27, Mark Gingrich wrote:
That multiple star also is mentioned -- with the exact same Piazzi
designation -- in Admiral William H. Smyth's _The Bedford Catalogue_,
on page 329 of the Willmann-Bell reprint (1986).

And both your proposed matches are indeed correct; this system has been
tagged H 28, Hh 457, Sh 190. Its more modern identifier is ADS 9446.

Thanks Mark and Jeff! I also posted this info to the HASTRO-L list (history of
astronomy) and got a detailed and authoritative reply from the US Naval
Observatory. The mystery object is indeed H N 28, known by many other names
(as are all double stars!)

Regards,

-Bill
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