COMMISSION 27 OF THE I. A. U.
           INFORMATION BULLETIN ON VARIABLE STARS
                         Number 971

                                      Konkoly Observatory
                                      Budapest
                                      1975 March 10


                    A NEW ECLIPSING VARIABLE

    The star alpha_1900.0=5h46m33s, delta_1900.0=+16deg16'.5 was observed by
the writer visually from 3.X.1947 to 26.III.1960. 106 estimates of
brightness were obtained and it was found that the star is an eclipsing 
variable of beta Lyrae type. The following data were determined :
m_{max,vis}=10m.9; A_1=0m.60; A_2=0m.35, period P=1d.98453 and the elements:
JD hel 2437016.357+1d.98453.E.
    The figure gives the chart of the variable's neighbourhood
taken from "Carte Photographique du Ciel" Bordeaux, Zone+16deg, No. 44.
The new eclipsing variable is situated close to the north of the known
eclipsing variable AM Tau.

                       [FIGURE 1]


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