COMMISSION 27 OF THE I. A. U. INFORMATION BULLETIN ON VARIABLE STARS NUMBER 586 Konkoly Observatory Budapest 1971 October 19 Veroffentlichungen der Remeis-Sternwarte Bamberg Astronomisches Institut der Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg Band VIII, Nr. 97 Florida Contribution Nr. 27 NEW BRIGHT SOUTHERN VARIABLE STARS On sky patrol plates taken at the Southern Station of the Remeis-Observatory Bamberg at the Boyden Observatory, South Africa and at the Southern Station of the University of Florida Gainesville at the Mount John Observatory, New Zealand, the following stars were found to be variable: A_pg ---------------------------------------------------------------- BV 1481 Cet = CoD -23d0737(7.5m) = CAP -23d0227(6.2m) 0.5m = BD 12180 F_2 BV 1482 Pup = CoD -31d5782(9.3m) = CAP -31d2241(9.4m) 0.4 = CSV 1254 = S 4849 BV 1483 Mon = BD -04d1680(9.3m) 0.2 = CSV 100771 = P 2920 BV 1484 Col = CoD -27d2615(9.7m) 0.5 = CSV 701 = S 4853 BV 1485 Col = CoD -34d2680(8.3m) = CAP -34d0844(8.2m) 0.3 = HD 42373 F_0 BV 1486 For = CoD -36d1043(9.9m) 0.4 BV 1487 Cet = CAP -21d0181(9.4m) = BD -21d0344(9.2m) 0.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------- On the following page you will find identification charts for the stars fainter than 8.0m. September 1971 R. BLOOMER Remeis-Sternwarte Bamberg and University of Florida Gainesville [FIGURE 1]