Possible fading of R CrB Minoru Sato (VSOLJ) has pointed out the slight fading of R CrB, which seems to have been confirmed by other observers. Although the change is small, observers are requested to monitor this star intensively in order to see whether this change leads to a major decline. YYMMDD(UT) mag observer 980731.899 61 (L. Kiss) 980801.973 61 (G. Poyner) 980802.528 59 (N. Makiguchi) 980803.617 57 (M. Hiraga) 980803.908 60 (G. Poyner) 980804.892 60 (J. S. Day) 980804.930 60 (G. Poyner) 980805.900 59 (G. Comello) 980805.912 61 (G. Poyner) 980805.915 59 (T. Lange) 980806.905 61 (A. Diepvens) 980806.953 61 (G. Poyner) 980808.890 60 (J. S. Day) 980808.907 60 (E. Broens) 980808.910 61 (G. Poyner) 980809.465 60 (M. Sato) 980809.901 61 (G. Poyner) 980810.528 59 (M. Hiraga) 980811.526 62 (S. Takahashi) 980811.890 61 (G. Poyner) 980812.915 60 (M. Biesmans) 980812.916 61 (G. Poyner) 980813.869 59 (R. J. Bouma) 980813.910 59 (G. Comello) 980814.460 60 (M. Sato) 980814.830 60 (E. Schweitzer) 980815.903 61 (E. Broens) 980815.906 62 (G. Poyner) 980815.935 60 (A. Diepvens) 980816.528 60 (N. Makiguchi) 980816.876 60 (E. Broens) 980816.912 61 (G. Poyner) 980816.926 60 (A. Diepvens) 980816.976 61 (T. Lange) 980817.830 60 (E. Schweitzer) 980817.881 61 (G. Poyner) 980818.451 62 (M. Sato) 980818.467 62 (M. Sato) 980818.510 63 (M. Sato) 980818.891 61 (G. Poyner) 980818.912 60 (R. J. Bouma) 980819.451 62 (S. Takahashi) 980821.465 63: (M. Sato) 980821.473 62 (S. Takahashi) 980821.883 64 (G. Poyner) 980822.099 62 (J. McKenna) 980822.476 63 (M. Sato) Regards, Taichi Kato