COMMISSION 27 OF THE I. A. U.
        INFORMATION BULLETIN ON VARIABLE STARS
                     NUMBER 513

                             Konkoly Observatory
                             Budapest,
                             1971 January 30



         TIMES OF MAXIMUM FOR MIRA VARIABLES


      During an investigation by one of us (T.G.B.) of the
near infrared photometric properties of Mira variables, 
photoelectric light curves were obtained near maximum for a
large number of Miras during the period July 1968 - June
1970. Times of maximum visual light were determined from
all suitable light curves. These times of maximum may be
useful to others for predicting future maxima as well as
for computing phases of observations taken in the recent
past. Table I gives the Julian Date of the maximum in the V
light curve and the period (1) for each variable. The accuracy 
of the determinations is typically +-0.03 in phase. A
colon denotes those dates reliable between +-0.05 and +-0.10
in phase and a double colon these reliable only to +-0.10 in
phase.



         Table I
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STAR     PERIOD  JD-2440000
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T Cas	 445.0d	 600
R And	 409.2	 229
Y Cep	 332.62	 466
U Cas	 277.59	 476
RW And	 429.27	 469
W Cas	 405.0	 555:
X Psc	 352.6	 216
UZ And	 314.36	 447:
RZ Per	 353.52	 545
R Psc	 344.14	 432:
SX And	 334.6	 234
Y And	 220.42	 229:
U Per	 320.63	 262
o Cet	 331.62	 120
   	 331.62	 465
R Cet	 166.23	 441:
RR Per	 390.14	 264
R Tri	 266.40	 670
U Ari	 371.44	 220
   	 371.44	 607
Y Per	 252.30	 239::
R Tau	 324.34	 125:
T Cam	 373.98	 150
RX Tau	 335.06	 647:
X Cam	 143.40	 218
S Boo	 270.69	 87
   	 270.69	 336
R Cam	 269.70	 478
R Boo	 223.34	 283
RR Boo	 194.62	 110
   	 194.62	 324
Y Lib	 274.74	 703
S CrB	 360.68	 259
S UMi	 326.16	 327
X CrB	 240.87	 95
   	 240.87	 346:
R Her	 318.45	 315
U Ser	 238.2	 431:
   	 238.2	 671
RU Her	 484.46	 96
U Her	 406.02	 94
S Oph	 233.53	 379:
T Oph	 366.98	 391
SS Her	 107.30	 440
W Her	 279.76	 340
R Dra	 245.55	 84
   	 245.55	 330::
S Her	 307.40	 466
SS Oph	 180.14	 387
SY Her	 116.9	 437
   	 116.9	 674
RT Her	 298.49	 353:
Z Oph	 348.49	 479
RS Her	 219.46	 114
   	 219.46	 331
RU Oph	 202.39	 445
T Dra	 421.67	 116
RY Her	 221.37	 340
V Dra	 277.63	 285:
T Her	 165.00	 372
   	 165.00	 707
W Dra	 262.1	 489:
RY Oph	 150.49	 92
   	 150.49	 393
TV Her	 303.49	 357
W Lyr	 196.40	 334
BC Oph	 306.97	 435
SV Her	 239.38	 404
T Ser	 340.3	 424
X Oph	 334.22	 124
   	 334.22	 458
RY Lyr	 325.71	 461
ST Sgr	 395.21	 460
R Aql	 300.3	 333
V Lyr	 373.61	 352:
U Dra	 317.31	 520
V Tau	 169.80	 217
W Aur	 274.46	 694
S Ori	 416.33	 215
   	 416.33	 636
RU Aur	 467.70	 656
Z Tau	 494.13	 640
X Aur	 163.93	 635
V Aur	 353.59	 262
V Mon	 334.69	 231
U Lyn	 436.03	 319
S Lyn	 297.71	 221
X Gem	 263.47	 621
Y Mon	 230.90	 637
R Lyn	 378.61	 242
R CMi	 337.93	 638
RR Mon	 393.45	 285
S CMi	 332.20	 220
S Gem	 293.63	 659
T Gem	 287.61	 701
R Cnc	 362.06	 231
V Cnc	 272.14	 228
U Cnc	 304.99	 316
   	 304.99	 639
X UMa	 248.95	 707
S Hya	 256.71	 665
Y Dra	 325.81	 230
RS Leo	 208.0	 637
R LMi	 372.34	 225
S LMi	 234.10	 368:
V Leo	 273.42	 246
S Sex	 262.9	 619
RU UMa	 252.44	 383
   	 252.44	 633
R Com	 362.20	 238:
SU Vir	 210.16	 326
T Vir	 339.24	 277
R Crv	 316.74	 244:
SS Vir	 354.66	 263
   	 354.66	 653
Y Vir	 218.68	 339:
T UMa	 256.88	 481
R Vir	 145.61	 309
RS UMa	 259.59	 314
U Vir	 206.78	 394
V Vir	 249.67	 664
RR UMa	 230.68	 382
R CVn	 328.17	 290
Z Boo	 281.23	 245
Z Vir	 306.64	 348
   	 306.64	 661
U UMi	 326.48	 460
R Sgr	 268.56	 406
S Sgr	 230.71	 468
U Lyr	 457.34	 688
RT Aql	 327.13	 715
R Cyg	 426.32	 326
RV Aql	 218.72	 437:
RT Cyg	 190.44	 407:
X Aql	 347.55	 453
Z Cyg	 263.77	 411
WX Cyg	 410.60	 480
CN Cyg	 198.58	 410:
U Cyg	 464.69	 354:
ST Cyg	 336.01	 417
S Del	 277.22	 104
V Cyg	 421.27	 680
X Del	 281.29	 423
RS Aqr	 214.89	 431
T Cep	 389.27	 255
   	 389.27	 622
WY Cyg	 303.90	 579
RT Peg	 215.49	 443
RV Peg	 389.0	 473
S Lac	 239.98	 429
SS Peg	 416.4	 136
   	 416.4	 536
SZ And	 343.78	 476
RW Peg	 208.62	 455:
R Peg	 377.53	 204:
UZ Cep	 297.1	 654
RY Cep	 148.96	 648
R Aqr	 386.92	 467
WY Cas	 477.4	 472
R Cas	 431.2	 186
Z Peg	 325.43	 447
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1. Kukarkin, B.V. Parenago, P.P., Efremov, Yu.I., and Kholopov, P.N.
   1958, General Catalogue of Variable Stars (2d ed.; Moscow:
   Academy of Sciences of the U.S.S.R.). 


              Thomas G. Barnes *  and Bobbe M. Barnes *
              David Dunlap Observatory
              Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada

* Now at the University of Texas, Austin, Texas.