COMMISSION 27 OF THE I. A. U.
        INFORMATION BULLETIN ON VARIABLE STARS
                     NUMBER 709

                                  Konkoly Observatory
                                  Budapest
                                  1972 August 15



         VARIABLE COMPACT GALAXY OR SUPERNOVA
                IN A COMPACT GALAXY


    The compact galaxy at
       R.A. 22h17.3m, Decl.= +08d35'           (1950)
has on two different nights the following apparent magnitudes:
       September 21,1952 m_v =17.4 m_p=17.9
       July      30,1954 m_v =17.0 m_p=17.7
    This compact galaxy has a faint halo. The spectrum
the system is now being checked by professor Oke with his scanner 
at Palomar and direct pictures are being taken by one of
our students with the 48.-inch Schmidt.
    As I mentioned at Brighton it will be important to 
observe the brighter variable compact galaxies (like 1 ZW 1) as
often as possible with small telescopes. When an outburst 
occurs stations with large telescopes should be informed 
immediately, so that spectra can be obtained which will enlighten
us about the phenomena involved.





August 10, 1972                        F. ZWICKY
                                   Dorfstrasse 95
                                   CH 3073 Gumligen/BE
                                       Switzerland