COMMISSION 27 OF THE I. A. U.
       INFORMATION BULLETIN ON VARIABLE STARS
                   Number 700

                                       Konkoly Observatory
                                       Budapest
                                       1972 July 24


                SUPERNOVA IN NGC 5253


The following observations of the supernova in NGC 5253 have been made with the
UBV photometer on the 18-inch reflector. Linear transformations have been
used to reduce the instrumental values to the standard system.

J.D.2441455.33   V=8.68:    B-V=+0.16    U-B=-0.10
        457.22     8.80         +0.20        -0.06
        458.21     8.86         +0.22        -0.04
        459.41     8.92         +0.26         0.00
        460.24     8.96         +0.28        +0.02
        471.27     9.46         +0.90        +0.24
        475.24     9.68         +1.03        +0.23


1972 July 11

A.W.J. COUSINS
South African
Astronomical Observatory
OBSERVATORY, Cape Province