COMMISSION 27 OF THE I. A. U.
            INFORMATION BULLETIN ON VARIABLE STARS
                            NUMBER 59

                                            Konkoly Observatory
                                            Budapest
                                            4 July 1964



                    BV 431 = NOVA PUPPIS 1964

     On sky patrol plates of the Bamberg Southern station another
Nova was discovered not farther than 3deg from Nova Puppis 1963 (C. 
Hoffmeister, Inf. Bull. No. 45).

Position of the Nova:

1875.0  7h48m 33.7s   -31deg19.8'
1900.0  7h49m 32.2s   -31deg23.6'


                          [FIGURE 1]


1 = CoD -31deg5198 (9m.3)       a = CoD -31deg5226 (7m.0)
2 = CoD -31deg5188 (9m.7)       b = CoD -31deg5183 (7m.5)
3 = 10m.5                       c = CoD -31deg5165 (8m.1)


Estimated magnitudes of the Nova:

1963    Dec   10    JD 243 8374.535   (fainter than 14m), invisible
1963    Dec   13           8377.512   (fainter than 14m), invisible
1964    Feb   13           8439.657           9m.1
1964    Feb   14           8440.361           9. 4
1964    Feb   15           8441.355           9. 6
1964    Feb   16           8442.354           9. 8
1964    Feb   17           8443.354          10. 4
1964    March  6           8461.296   (fainter than 14m), invisible
1964    March 16           8471.270   (fainter than 14m), invisible


     On earlier and on later plates the Nova is fainter than the plate
limit, 14m.



     Bamberg, 26 June 1964

                                          W. STROHMEIER
                                       Remeis Observatory