COMMISSION 27 OF THE I. A. U.
         INFORMATION BULLETIN ON VARIABLE STARS
                     Number 1573

                                 Konkoly Observatory
                                 Budapest
                                 1979 March 23




         PHOTOGRAPHIC OBSERVATIONS OF OLD NOVAE


Using the 30 cm f/5 four lens astrograph of the Hoher List 
Observatory, blue plates (ZU-2) of some novae, which had their
outbursts some years or decades ago, were taken. The magnitudes
listed in the table were obtained by the Argelander method, 
using the indicated comparison sequences of nearby galactic cluster
photometries.


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Nova          Outburst Observing date    m_pg        Reference
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V 356   Aql    1936     2 443  374.447   [16.5
V1229   Aql    1970            374.447   [16.5
IV      Cep    1971            374.564   [16.3
                               717.470   [16.7
V1500 Cyg      1975            374.348   13.8     Soviet Astr. 21, 364
                               713.469   14.9:
                               715.396   14.5
                               717.439   14.6
                               718.431   14.5
                               719.406   14.8
                               723.499   14.5
                               725.414   15.4:
HR     Del    1967      2 441  543.444   11.3     J.Obs.  51, 353
                        2 443  374.368   11.8
                               714.463   11.8
V 533   Her    1963            374.471   16.2     Acta Astr. 19, 82
CP      Lac    1936            374.564   16.6:
V 368 Sct      1970            374.392   [15.7
                               714.446   [16.7
V 373 Sct      1975            714.446   [16.7
FH      Ser    1970            374.420   16.4:
LU      Vul    1968            374.496   [16.8    Astr.Astrophys. 2, 100
                               715.450   [16.8
LV      Vul    1968            374.496   16.4     Astr.Astrophys. 2, 101
                               715.450   [16.8
NQ      Vul    1976            715.428   15.8:
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The times given are geocentric, the accuracy of the magnitudes
is about +-0.1m. With this uncertainty, the observations of
V 1500 Cyg show that the short time fluctuation still goes on
1065d after the outburst.




U. HOPP, M. KIEHL, S. WITZIGMANN          H.W. DUERBECK
Wilhelm Foerster Sternwarte               Observatorium Hoher List
1000 Berlin-41, F.R.G.                    der Universitats-
                                          Sternwarte Bonn
                                          5568 Daun/Eifel, F.R.G.