COMMISSION 27 OF THE I. A. U.
        INFORMATION BULLETIN ON VARIABLE STARS
                     Number 1039


                                    Konkoly Observatory
                                    Budapest
                                    1975 August 28




        AN URSAE MAJORIS IS PROBABLY EXNOVA ?


    The star AN Ursae Majoris has the spectrum very similar
to those of V Sagittae - well known novalike variable. AN UMa
was examined by S. Shugarov on many Moscow plates. Apart from
irregular fluctuations the star is an eclipsing binary with
very short period

      Min. J.D. hel. = 2442502.285 + 0.15950 . E

It is characteristic of exnovae.



                           B.V. KUKARKIN
                         Moscow University