COMMISSION 27 OF THE I. A. U.
         INFORMATION BULLETIN ON VARIABLE STARS
                     Number 2055

                                 Konkoly Observatory
                                 Budapest
                                 1981 December 9

                                 HU ISSN 0374-0676




           ON THE SUSPECTED VARIABLE CSV 96




  Attention was called to CSV 96=P 27 by Ross (1926), who noted
that this star (his No. 136) seen on a plate taken on November
13, 1925 but was invisible on one taken on September 20, 1906.
Since this object is fairly close to the proper-motion star
G 1-26 = LTT 10289 it was of interest to check Ross's original
plates to see if the two objects were identical. This has been
done: the suspected variable is not G 1-26. Further, from inspection 
of the image and in view of Sandig's (1950) negative observations 
it appears likely that the object was an asteroid. Ross
himself was well aware of this possibility.


WILLIAM P. BIDELMAN               KYLE CUDWORTH
Warner and Swasey Observatory     Yerkes Observatory
Case Western Reserve University   University of Chicago
Cleveland, Ohio 44106 USA         Williams Bay, Wis. 53191 USA





References:
Ross, F.E., 1926, Astron. J. 36, 167 [BIBCODE 1926AJ.....36..167R ]
Sandig, H.-U., 1950 Astr. Nach. 278, 181. [BIBCODE 1950AN....278..181S ]