New Takamizawa variable (TmzV81) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports his discovery of a new variable star (TmzV81). TmzV81 = = GSC3409.2341 073142.44 +473322.7 (2000.0) 13.24 1 = USNO1350.07289579 073142.426 +473322.15 (2000.0) 13.6 18.1 = IRAS07280+4739 072801.0 +473946 (1950.0) F12=3.63 F25=1.44 F60=0.40L F100=1.00L VAR=26 LRS=-1 possibly II: variable star with 'young' O-rich circumstellar shell or VII: variable star with more evolved C-rich circumstellar shell = 073141.6 +473324 (2000.0) FSC07280+4739 3.564 1.408 0.226 1.084L = 073142.3 +473323 (2000.0) IRAS07280+4739 3.685 1.499 0.400L 1.000L 26% = 073142.3 +473323 (2000.0) SSC07280+4739 3.685 1.499 0.400L 1.000L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a Mira-type classification with a range of 11.7-14.3p. Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV81 950220.508 120p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV81 951222.635 117p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV81 971109.734 125p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV81 980102.573 140p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV81 981115.777 143p Tmz.VSOLJ Observer's code: Tmz: K.Takamizawa (Saku-machi,Nagano,Japan) Inst.: 10cmR F4 twin patrol cameras T-Max400 120 Comparison stars mag.:GSC Relayed from Kesao Takamizawa <GHA07243@nifty.ne.jp>