COMMISSION 27 OF THE I.A.U.
              INFORMATION BULLETIN ON VARIABLE STARS
                           Number 1422

                                                     Konkoly Observatory
                                                     Budapest
                                                     1978 May 8


           VARIABILITY OF HD 47396 (CSV 798)

On about 170 photographs around epsilon Gem taken during October,
1976 and March, 1978, I detected fairly large change of brightness
of HD 47396 which is listed as CSV 798. The used camera lenses
are of focal lengths 200 and 300 mm. Panchromatic emulsions are
used with yellow-green filter which gives brightness very close to
visual magnitude.
   The star is indicated as variable both in photometric and
photographic in H.D. Catalogue (H.A., vol. 92, 1918), and the spectrum 
is given as peculiar. In remarks, it is added that the range
is about one magnitude, but other facts concerning the variation
are unknown.
   The results of my measurements are plotted in Figure 1, which
indicates the type to be probably SR, and suggests a period of
roughly 200 days. The range of variation in the past two years is
9.7m-10.7m (v). It is remarkable that the star sometimes shows rapid
change of brightness in several days amounting to almost half a
magnitude. Observations of spectrum as well as brightness are desirable.


                                      M. HURUHATA

                                      Hodozawa 88,
                                      Gotemba-shi, 412
                                      Japan


                          [FIGURE 1]