COMMISSION 27 OF THE I. A. U.
           INFORMATION BULLETIN ON VARIABLE STARS
                         NUMBER 99

                                            Konkoly Observatory
                                            Budapest
                                            10 June 1965



               OBJECT ROSINO - ZWICKY NEAR M88

   On plates taken with the Sonneberg 40 cm astrograph (1:4) the
following estimates of brightness were made:

Plate               Date (UT)            Est.

GC 142           1961 Dec.  3.1         14m.6
   153                Dec. 17.2         15.0
  1337           1965 March 8.1        [17
  1352                Apr.  2.0         12.8
  1356                Apr.  3.0         12.8
  1365                Apr.  5.9         12.8
  1365                Apr. 27.9         15.0
  1370                May  20.9        [17

    German Academy of Sciences
      Sonneberg Observatory             W. WENZEL




   Estimates on plates taken with the Zeiss Schmidt-telescope
(60/90/180 cm) of our mountain station:

1964 Jan. 10.1   ~20m.0         1965 Feb.   7.0  19m.0
     Apr.  9.0    19.8               Feb.  26.1   18.5:
     May   5.9    19.0               March 11.1   19.0
     May   6.9    19.0               Apr.   5.0   13.0
1965 Jan. 11.2    19.0:              Apr.   6.0   13.0

    Konkoly Observatory, Budapest       M. LOVAS