  We present a well-balanced, second order, Godunov-type finite volume scheme
for compressible Euler equations with gravity. By construction, the scheme
admits a discrete stationary solution which is a second order accurate
approximation to the exact stationary solution. Such a scheme is useful for
problems involving complex equations of state and/or hydrostatic solutions
which are not known in closed form expression. No \'a priori knowledge of the
hydrostatic solution is required to achieve the well-balanced property. The
performance of the scheme is demonstrated on several test cases in terms of
preservation of hydrostatic solution and computation of small perturbations
around a hydrostatic solution.
