COMMISSION 27 OF THE I. A. U.
          INFORMATION BULLETIN ON VARIABLE STARS
                      Number 1699

                                    Konkoly Observatory
                                    Budapest
                                    1979 October 31



         PHOTOGRAPHIC OBSERVATIONS OF OLD NOVAE II



     Using the 30 cm f/5 four lens astrograph of the Observatorium 
Hoher List, blue plates (103 a-O) of some novae which were
also observed last year (Hopp et al., 1979) were taken. The 
magnitudes listed in the Table were determined with an iris photometer, 
using the indicated sequences. The accuracy of the magnitudes
is about +-0.05m. In addition, an ESO 3.6 m telescope plate (III a-J
+ GG385) taken by W. Seitter and H. Duerbeck, of CP Pup was measured. 
The resulting magnitude, however, is only approximately a
photographic one. A comparison with the results of the last year
shows that:
        i) the decline of V1500 Cyg still continues,
        ii)  HR Del and NQ Vul have reached their prae-nova
          magnitudes,
       iii) V533 Her and CP Lac seem to be variable.


Nova        Outburst   Observing date   m_pg     Reference

IV Cep      1971          244 4147.517d 17.00   Astron.Astrophys.
                                                Suppl.11,360
V1500 Cyg   1975              4142.441  15.76   US Naval Obs.
                                                Publ. 17,462
HR Del      1967              4143.449  12.33   J.Obs.51,354
DQ Her      1934              3374.471  14.59   Astron.J.61,36
                              4156.285  14.45
V533 Her    1963              4156.285  14.73   Acta Astron.
                                                19, 82
CP Lac      1936              4147.517  16.15   Astron.Astrophys.
                                                Suppl.11,360
DI Lac      1910              3374.564  13.74   " " "
                              4147.517  13.81
CP Pup      1942              3895.7    14.32   Publ.Astr.Soc.
                                                Pacific 66,142
NQ Vul      1976              4143.317  17.55   US Naval Obs.
                                                Publ.17, 440

The author wishes to thank for the possibility to use the instruments 
of the Observatorium Hoher List and for the possibility to
use the CP Pup plate of W. Seitter and H. Duerbeck.





                            U. HOPP
                     Wilhelm Foerster Sternwarte
                     1000 Berlin-41, F.R.G.





Reference:
Hopp, U., Kiehl, M., Witzigmann, S., Duerbeck, H.W., 1979
       I.B.V.S. No. 1573