COMMISSION 27 OF THE I. A. U.
       INFORMATION BULLETIN ON VARIABLE STARS
                    NUMBER 239

                               Konkoly Observatory
                               Budapest
                               1967 December 9


    FOUR VARIABLE STARS IN THE FIELD OF M 2


In the course of the study of the variables in the cluster M2, four additional
variables have been found. The co-ordinates and B, V, magnitudes are given
below:

x"       y"           B              V
                 max    min      max   min
-189    -707    15.7    16.7    15.8   16.5
+235    -502    15.8    16.9    15.8   16.8
+400     +74    15.9    16.8    15.8   16.5
+315    +208    15.8    17.0    15.6   16.5


Asiago Astrophysical Observatory
November 1967
                                          R. MARGONI
                                          R. STAGNI