COMMISSION 27 OF THE I. A. U.
          INFORMATION BULLETIN ON VARIABLE STARS
                       Number 1042

                                  Konkoly Observatory
                                  Budapest
                                  1975 September 5




                 NOVA AURIGAE 1964


Dr. G.A. Richter called my attention to this nova, which was
discovered by Sanduleak (see IBVS No. 1011). According to
Sanduleak the approximate 1900 coordinates are alpha=5h22.1m,delta=+33d14'.
This nova could be confirmed on plates of the Sonneberg 40 cm
astrograph (taken by H. Gessner) and of the sky patrol (taken
by H. Huth). The following outburst was observed:

     J.D.               m_pg
2438411...8414          ~~ 17m
          8440              6.0m (nearly as bright as BD
                                  +33d1000, m_pg = 5.8)

Before 8440 the magnitude was possibly even larger. The decline
of the light curve was observed on 13 plates until J.D.2438671
(15.0m).
The light curve and the further details will be published in
Mitt. Verand. Sterne.



                             H. GESSNER
                       Sonneberg Observatory of
                   Central Institute for Astrophysics of
                     Academy of Sciences of the GDR