COMMISSION 27 OF THE I. A. U.
       INFORMATION BULLETIN ON VARIABLE STARS
                   NUMBER 725

                              Konkoly Observatory
                              Budapest
                              1972 October 13

          NOVA IN LARGE MAGELLANIC CLOUD


    J.A. Graham, Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory,
cabled on September 7 that he had found a probable Nova
in LMC and advised it needed confirmation. Its magnitude
was 13 on August 22 plates. The 1975 position is: 05h28.6m
-68d50'. This is approximately one minute southeast of
HV 12053.
    B. Ward, Tirau, had photographed this region on July
30 and August 6, 1972. On both occasions the exposures were
five minutes of Trix-X film centred on CPD -68d 375.
    The approximate magnitudes obtained from the prints
supplied by Ward are:
    1972 July 30.312 U.T. 12.0
          Aug. 6.319 U.T. 11.0
    A further photograph on Sept. 12.419 U.T., with a limit 
of 13.0, failed to show the nova.
    Information on the nova was immediately circulated
in New Zealand on receipt of Graham's cable with the 
result that it has been observed at the Carter Observatory
(see IAU Circ. 2445).



October 4, 1972
                       F.M. BATESON
                       V.S.S., R.A.S.N.Z.,
                       Tauranga, NEW ZEALAND.