COMMISSION 27 OF THE I. A. U.
          INFORMATION BULLETIN ON VARIABLE STARS
                        NUMBER 22


                                     Konkoly Observatory
                                     Budapest
                                     25 March 1963


             A NEW BRIGHT ECLIPSING VARIABLE


     BV 382 = BD + 70deg 1183 (7^m.2) = HD 205 372 (A0)
     Min = JD 242 6497.425 + 0^d.6483 2075. E
     Details in the Bamberg Publications.

                             W. STROHMEIER
                            Remeis Observatory
                                Bamberg




                        AT HERCULIS

     According to GCVS (Moscow 1958) the star has been classified
as a variable of RR Lyrae-type with a period of 0d.33. About 350 
observations were obtained in blue and yellow colours with a photoelectric
photometer attached to our 24-inch reflecting telescope between J.D.
2436999 and 2437148 on 9 nights. Two neighbouring stars were used
for comparison. In spite of the fact that our longest continuous series
of observations exceeded 40 per cent of the above mentioned period, no
definitive light variation could be discovered.
     At our request a spectrogram taken with the 48-inch telescope
at Haute Provence (France) was kindly placed at our disposal by Mr. F.
Spite. The dispersion employed was 80 A/mm. Based on the relative
strengths of spectral lines the star has been classified in the MK
system as K0 V, consequently it cannot be referred to the pulsating
variable stars. There is no trace of emission in the spectrum.

                               E. ILLES - ALMAR
                             Konkoly Observatory
                                Budapest