COMMISSION 27 OF THE I. A. U.
        INFORMATION BULLETIN ON VARIABLE STARS
                     Number 1011

                                 Konkoly Observatory
                                 Budapest
                                 1975 June 20



                  NOVA AURIGAE 1964


    Recently, while scanning an objective-prism plate
(Kodak IIa-O, 580 A mm^-1 at H_gamma) taken with the Burrell Schmidt
telescope of the Warner and Swasey Observatory on November 4 (U.T.)
1964, we found the spectrum of a nova having approximate 1900
coordinates alpha = 5h 22.1, delta = +33d 14'. At that time the star was
near the 15th mag and showed in addition to hydrogen emission, strong
[OIII] lines and N III Lambda4640 indicating that it was in the advanced
nebular stage of nova development, perhaps five or more magnitudes
down from maximum light. Our identification chart, enlarged from
Palomar Sky Survey chart O-1315, shows the candidate for the prenova
which we estimate at m_pg ~ 18. Unfortunately, there are no additional
spectral or direct plates in our files covering this event.


                       [FIGURE 1]


                                        N. SANDULEAK
                                        Warner and Swasey
                                        Observatory
                                        1975 Taylor Road
                                        East Cleveland, Ohio U.S.A.