COMMISSION 27 OF THE I. A. U.
       INFORMATION BULLETIN ON VARIABLE STARS
                   Number 1674

                                  Konkoly Observatory
                                  Budapest
                                  1979 September 19




  SEVEN NEW VARIABLE STARS IN THE FIELD OF M 101


 This communication contains the results of a survey in the
field of M 101 for the discovery of new variable stars at high
galactic latitudes.
  The area of the sky covered by the plates taken with the
67/90/210 cm Schmidt telescope is of 6d x 6d centered on M 101.
  With a blinckmicroscope five pair of plates have been 
examined and seven new variable stars have been discovered ( GR 293-
294-295-296-297-298-299 ).
  The position ( 1950.0 ) of these stars and their characteristics 
are listed in Table I.

               TABLE I

var.   R.A.           D.      max     min
GR            1950                 B

293   13h55m07s   + 56d  40'  14.9    15.4
294   13 57 24    + 56   41   15.6    17.3
295   13 54 35    + 53   08   15.1    15.9
296   13 57 00    + 55   58   17.5   <18.2
297   13 58 03    + 55   12   15.4    15.9
298   14 01 45    + 56   36   16.1    16.9
299   14 10 00    + 53   43   16.6    17.7




Comments to Table I

GR 293: Variations of small amplitude ( 0.5 in B and 0.6 in V ).
     The B - V color varies between + 0.2 to + 0.6. It is
     not possible to determine the type of variability.
GR 294: This star is blue ( 0 < B - V.< - 0.3 ). Probably this
     object belong to BL Lac type. The amplitudes are
     1.7 in B and 0.7 in V.
GR 295: The light variations in B are between 15.1 and 15.9;
     in V between 15.2 and 15.9. The B - V color varies from
     + 0.1 to + 0.3. RR Lyrae type.
GR 296: From the characteristics of light variations and
     color ( + 0.1 < B - V < + 0.5 ) the star is likely to
     be an U Gem star.
GR 297: Variable with small amplitude ( 0.5 in B and 0.8 in V ).
     The. B - V color is high ( + 0.6 ; + 0.8 ). Type 
     uncertain.
GR 298: Amplitude 0.8 in B and 0.4 in V. This star is red
     ( + 0.7 < B - V < + 0.9 ). Type uncertain.
GR 299: The amplitude is 1.1 in B and 0.7 in V ; the color is
     + 0.1 < B - V < +0.5. Possibly an RR Lyrae variable.


                          [FIGURE 1]

     The B and V magnitudes of comparison stars have been
 determined with the SA 57. Since the material examined ( 27 B
 and 17 V plates ) is spread from 1970 to 1977 it is difficult
 to determine exactly the type and elements of variability.



                        G. ROMANO
                        Istituto di Astronomia
                        dell'Universita di
                        Padova