COMMISSION 27 OF THE I. A. U.
           INFORMATION BULLETIN ON VARIABLE STARS
                          Number 999

                                        Konkoly Observatory
                                        Budapest
                                        1975 May 19


                  NEW VARIABLE STARS IN PERSEUS

   The following new variable stars have been discovered on plates
taken with the 40/50/100 cm Schmidt telescope of Asiago centered on
Beta Persei:

GR 271: R.A. = 3h01m38s; D = +40deg53'(1950). Irregular red variable.
               The range is 12.6 - 14.1 mpv.
GR 272: R.A. = 3h02m57s; D = +39deg03'(1950). RR Lyrae star with the
               period of 0d.617813. The light variation is from 15.5
               to 16.4 mpv.
   Finding charts are given in the Figure. North is on the top and
the side is of 15'.

                       [FIGURE 1]


                                              G. ROMANO
                                       Istituto di Astronomia
                                      dell'Universita di Padova