COMMISSION 27 OF THE I. A. U.
        INFORMATION BULLETIN ON VARIABLE STARS
                    Number 1574

                                 Konkoly Observatory
                                 Budapest
                                 1979 March 26




        A NEW ECLIPSING VARIABLE IN CANIS MINOR


    A relatively bright eclipsing variable was found and measured 
on about 250 photographs taken between February, 1974 and
February, 1979. The photographs were of panchromatic emulsion
with yellow-green filter, thus giving very close to visual brightness. 
The used cameras were of 20,30 and 50 cm focal-lengths. The
position of the star is

      alpha=7h25m02s, delta=+4d43.8'   (1900.0 )

                     [FIGURE 1]

              Fig. 1. Identification chart

As the measurements are made by visual estimations, scattering 
of brightness is fairly big. In Fig. 2. are plotted the

                     [FIGURE 2]

            Fig. 2. Light curve in v-region.

measurements on the photographs taken in 1978-79, and it suggests
the type to be EA. The range of variation is 10.3m-11.1m (v), and
the derived element is as follows.

           m = J.D. 244 2100.48 + 1.18069d E.

In 1978-79, about 90 photographs were taken with blue sensitive
emulsion, Kodak 103a-O, and the photographic range was obtained
as 10.7m-11.3m(p).
    The duration of the eclipse is 0.18P or 0.21d, having no
constant brightness at minimum. The light curve shows the 
possibility of having secondary minimum. Fairly many photographs
were taken around the phase recently with both emulsion, but
this could not be ascertained.





                        MASAAKI HURUHATA
                     Hodozawa 83, Gotemba-shi, 412
                     Japan