COMMISSION 27 OF THE I. A. U.
        INFORMATION BULLETIN ON VARIABLE STARS
                    Number 1979

                                  Konkoly Observatory
                                  Budapest
                                  1981 June 19

                                  HU ISSN 0374-0676


OBSERVATIONS OF VARIABLE STARS ACCIDENTALLY FOUND ON MINOR
               PLANET PATROL PLATES


    While blinking plates for minor planets we have found
a few stars obviously changing their brightness. They have
mostly been identified as objects listed in the first 
catalogue of suspected variable stars (Kukarkin et al., 1951).
Unless otherwise stated, the observations have been made with
the 30cm f:5 astrograph of Hoher List Observatory.
1 ) UW Gem
    Classified as an eclipsing binary there has been some
confusion about its identification (Hoffmeister, 1944). 
Because no finding chart is available, Fig. 1 shows the variable 
and its surrounding stars. The brightest objects shown
are BD+13d1377 (lower right) and BD+13d1378 (upper middle).
The actual observations are
          JD hel. 2444290.4200 m_pg    17.5m
                  2444291.4758         15.5


                        [FIGURE 1]

           Fig. 1   Finding chart for UW Gem


2) CSV 2361 (Lib)
The star has been observed as follows:
JD hel.2444369.4857   m_pg    14.5m                      
       2444369.5121           14.5
       2444370.5141           15.5
       2444371.4884           15.5

3)   CSV 3422 (Oph)
     The first four plates have been taken with the 30cm
f:17 refractor of Hoher List Observatory by M. Geffert.
JD hel.2443340.4211       m_pg    15.8m                           
       2443361.3988               15.0
       2443364.4065               15.2
       2443365.409                16.0
       2444370.5847               15.6

4) CSV 4566 (Aql)
     The star is bright on both prints of the Palomar 
Observatory Sky Survey.           
     JD hel.2444369.5445   m_pg    14.8m                                
            2444370.5646           14.8  
            2444371.5626           15.5

5) Anon. (Lib) 1950.0  15h07.9m  -9d18'
     A finding chart is given in Fig.2. The star marked by
dashes is BD-8d3915. The variable seems to be faint on the

                       [FIGURE 2]

   Fig. 2   Finding chart for the suspected variable in Libra


Atlas Stellarum by Vehrenberg and on the red print of the
Palomar Observatory Sky Survey, but bright on its blue print.
JD hel.2444370.4621   m_pg 13.4m                      
       2444370.4871        13.6
       2444371.4607        13.0
Although none of the suspected variability types can
be confirmed by these few observations, it can be concluded
that all of the previously suspected variable stars are in
fact variable on time scales of a few hours.





                      M. HOFFMANN

                  Observatorium Hoher List
                  5568 Daun / Eifel, BRD





References:
Hoffmeister, C., 1944, Mitt. Veranderl. Sterne Sonneberg 81
Kukarkin, B. W., Parenago, P. P., Jefremov, J. I., Kholopov,
          P. N., Catalogue of Suspected Variable Stars,
          Moskow 1951 [BIBCODE 1951CSV...C......0K ]