COMMISSION 27 OF THE I. A. U.
         INFORMATION BULLETIN ON VARIABLE STARS
                     Number 2611

                                   Konkoly Observatory
                                   Budapest
                                   22 October 1984

                                   HU ISSN 0374 - 0676




    PHOTOGRAPHIC OBSERVATIONS OF NOVA Her 1963 (= V 533 HERCULIS)



  Nova Her 1963 (=V 533 Her) was observed with the 40 cm f/5 four-lense
double astrograph of Beijing Observatory using blue plates (Eastman Kodak
103a O) during the 1980 June 5- 1982 August 25 interval. The results are
given in Table I. The magnitudes were measured with an iris photometer and
calibrated by the selected area SA 38.


               Table I
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J.D.hel.    m_pg    J.D.hel.   m_pg
(2444000+)          (2444000+)
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396.1049    15.42m  493.0743   14.66  
398.2812    15.16   493.0819   14.65
399.1285    15.36   493.0896   14.63
425.1924    14.58   495.0250   14.59
470.1486    14.81   496.0382   14.69
485.0694    14.65   498.0451   14.54
487.0069    14.54   498.0528   14.52
491.0528    14.51   498.0618   14.56
491.0604    14.56   498.0694   14.52
491.0680    14.51   498.0770   14.64
491.0757    14.68   498.0847   14.67
491.0833    14.76   498.0924   14.64
491.0910    14.69   498.1000   14.52
491.1132    14.62   498.1097   14.60
493.0153    14.59   498.1174   14.60
493.0285    14.73   499.1319   14.65
493.0361    14.72   500.1208   14.65
493.0438    14.73   825.2500   14.30 
493.0514    14.65  1167.2562   14.27
493.0590    14.69  1194.1521   14.28
493.0667    14.65  1208.0840   14.22
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The observational results are as follows:
1. During the observations the nova reached its prenova magnitude value
(as before 1940) m_pg ~~15 mag.
2. The star has a long-term brightness variation with an amplitude of
more than a magnitude.
3. Short-term variations (Deltam~~ 0.2m) are also present during one night
that may be caused by eclipses.




                    HAO XIANG-LIANG and MEI BAO

                       Beijing Observatory
                       Academia Sinica

                       Beijing, China