Circular No. 5879 Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION Postal Address: Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A. Telephone 617-495-7244/7440/7444 (for emergency use only) TWX 710-320-6842 ASTROGRAM CAM EASYLINK 62794505 MARSDEN@CFA or GREEN@CFA (.SPAN, .BITNET or .HARVARD.EDU) GRO J0422+32 P. Zhao, P. Callanan, M. Garcia, and J. McClintock, Smithson- ian Astrophysical Observatory, communicate: "GRO J0422+32 has de- clined rapidly since Sept. 20. CCD photometry obtained at the F. L. Whipple Observatory 1.2-m telescope gives the following R magni- tudes: Sept. 21.47 UT, 17.75 +/- 0.02; 22.47, 17.84 +/- 0.02; 23.49, 18.19 +/- 0.02; Oct. 3.42, 18.75 +/- 0.08; 8.451, 18.72 +/- 0.02; 8.464, 18.71 +/- 0.02." 1993 October 14 (5879) Daniel W. E. Green