COMMISSION 27 OF THE I.A.U.
         INFORMATION BULLETIN ON VARIABLE STARS
                      Number 1425

                                             Konkoly Observatory
                                             Budapest
                                             1978 May 15


      LIGHT VARIATION OF COD -37d9248

Wegner (1976; COD -37d9248) and Hunger and Kaufmann
(1976; CPD -37d6004) have independently announced, with
different identification name, the high velocity of
COD -37d9248 (258 and 261 km/sec, respectively). Both
announcements also referred to the hydrogen emission and
the giant nature of the star. Photometric observations in
1976 differed considerably from the results published by
Wegner so the star was followed as continuously as possible
in 1977 with intermediate band and (RI) photometry. The
complete results, together with additional data acquired
in 1978, will be published later but the variation in V is
indicated in Figure 1 (b-y) varies from near 0.7 mag at
maximum light to 0.85 at minimum and R-I, from + 0.42 to
+ 0.7. Recent observations indicate a cycle length,
including two unequal minima, near 150 days.


                               O.J. EGGEN

                  Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory



References:

Hunger, K. and Kaufmann, J.P.K. 1976 Astron. Astrophy. 50. 133 [BIBCODE 1976A&A....50..133H ]
Wegner, G. 1976 Obs. 96, 13 [BIBCODE 1976Obs....96...13W ]


                     [FIGURE 1]