COMMISSION 27 OF THE I. A. U.
         INFORMATION BULLETIN ON VARIABLE STARS
                        NUMBER 25


                                        Konkoly Observatory
                                        Budapest
                                        14 May 1963



                    SUPERNOVA IN IC 3112


     The supernova in IC 3112 (RA=12h15m18s, Decl. = +26deg18'.6,
1950.0) was discovered on the plate taken at the Crimea-station on
19th February 1963 (U. T. 23h20m6s). The supernova is situated 10"
east and 18" south of the nucleus. The blue magnitude is 15m.8.
According to Dr. W. J. Luyten's private communication the supernova
is visible on Palomar plate taken on the early morning of 1 March
1963. The red magnitude is about 16m. On the Crimea plates taken on
1 February and 30 March the supernova is invisible (plate limit about
17m).


Moscow, 6 May 1963
                                 N. KUROCKIN
                       Sternberg Astronomical Institute