1H0419-577 - A 2-STATE SEYFERT-GALAXY

The preliminary results of the BeppoSAX observation of the radio-quiet AGN 1H0419-577 are presented. Despite its broad line optical spectrum , the intermediate X-ray spectrum (i.e. 2-10 keV) is flatter than typi cally observed in Seyfert 1s and no iron line is significantly detecte d. Even more intriguingly, a 1992 ROSAT pointed observation suggests a dramatic (Delta Gamma similar or equal to 1) change in the spectral s hape for E less than or similar to 2 keV. Such behavior is briefly dis cussed in the framework of our current understanding of Comptonization scenarios in the nuclear regions of radio-quiet AGN.