COMMISSION 27 OF THE I. A. U.
        INFORMATION BULLETIN ON VARIABLE STARS
                     NUMBER 481

                                Konkoly Observatory
                                Budapest
                                1970 October 31


  RECENT OBSERVATIONS ON THE FLARE STAR V1216 SAGITTARII

Date                   Total Flare  U.T.   Duration  Delta m
1970   U.T.            hours   No.   of
                       per          flare   minutes
                       night
June
  28   18h17m-21h19m   3h02n
  29   17 20 -22 26    5 06
  30   17 52 -23 40    5 48
July
   1   17 26 -22 20
       22 32 -23 29    5 51    1  23h00.5      1.40    0.23
                               2  23 09.3      0.30    0.20
   3   17 06 -21 19            3  21 03.2      0.35    0.20
       21 29 -22 14    4 58
   5   17 02 -21 38            4  18 13.0      0.30    0.20
       21 55 -22 03    4 44
   6   18 34 -20 38
       20 55 -Z2 03    3 12
   7   19 00 -21 56    2 56
   8   18 31 -29 47    1 16
   9   17 14 -22 15    5 01    5  29 10.8      2.25    0.31
    
     Total            41h54m

                       [FIGURE 1]
                       [FIGURE 2]

1970 October 19


       A.H. JARRETT

Boyden Observatory, P.O. Box 334
  Mazelspoort, Bloemfontein
    Rep. of South Africa