COMMISSION 27 OF THE I. A. U. INFORMATION BULLETIN ON VARIABLE STARS NUMBER 174 Konkoly Observatory Budapest 30 December 1966 CSV 4769 This variable star has been discovered by PARENAGO (V. S. 5. 206-212. 1938). Its preliminary designation is SVS 872 (1900: 19h36m06s + 36d26'). The discoverer suspected shortperiodic light variation. On sky patrol plates of Bruno-H.-Burgel Observatory Hartha between J.D. 243 6817 and 243 9061 (n = 202) the star was found to be an eclipsing binary. Observed minima: Min. I E O - C Min. II E O - C 243 6819.464 -1392 -0.003 243 7199.444 - 944,5 +0.012 6899.249 -1298 + 27 7959.386 - 49,5 + 13 7191.362 - 954 - 3 9028.380 +1209,5 - 6 8322.366 + 378 + 4 8642.462 + 755 - 10 8671.334 + 789 - 7 Min. hel. = J.D. 243 8001. 404 + 0.84909682d . E Max. I 11.32m; Min.I 11.77m; Max.II 11.28m; Min.II 11.75m Type: W Ursae Majoris Bruno H. Burgel-Sternwarte, Hartha H. BUSCH K. HAUSSLER