Faint state of KR Aur The VY Scl-type novalike variable KR Aur is reported to be faint. YYMMDD(UT) mag observer 970816.715 <118 (M. Sato) 970905.767 <140 (T. Watanabe) 970927.114 <154 (L. T. Jensen) 971006.722 <140 (T. Watanabe) The variable was reported to rise to mv=12.8 at the beginning of 1997 April; only negative observations since the beginning of the present observing season. Deep observations are encouraged. Regards, Taichi Kato