Evolution of the periodicity of the W UMa system Epsilon CrA

Photometric uvby observations of Epsilon CrA obtained with the 1-m telescope at ESO during 1985 are compiled in tables along with published photometry from the period 1960-1984 and analyzed comprehensively. The results are presented in O-C diagrams and discussed, and a relative increase of 0.00001 in the period of the object is detected. It is pointed out that this change may have been gradual (over a 5-10-yr period) or abrupt (at about HJD 2,440,000), but that the period appears to have become stable again in the most recent observations.