New Takamizawa variable (TmzV96) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV96). TmzV96 = GSC6515.1569 062852.32 -274513.4 (2000.0) 13.87 0 N = GSC6515.1569 062852.32 -274514.0 (2000.0) 13.69 0 N = USNO0600.01652241 062852.304 -274513.92 (2000.0) 11.0 13.1 = IRAS06269-2743 062654.2 -274313 (1950.0) F12=1.10 F25=0.52 F60=0.40L F100=1.00L VAR=48 LRS=-1 possibly II: variable star with 'young' O-rich circumstellar shell or VII: variable star with more evolved C-rich circumstellar shell or VIa: non-variable star with relatively cold dust at large distance, may be carbon-rich = 062852.9 -274515 (2000.0) FSC06269-2743 1.100 0.485 0.123L 0.483L = 062853.0 -274514 (2000.0) IRAS06269-2743 1.138 0.507 0.400L 1.000L 48% = 062853.0 -274514 (2000.0) SSC06269-2743 1.138 0.507 0.400L 1.000L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable (SR) with a range of 12.5-14.0p. Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV96 940331.470 140p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV96 941127.600 135p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV96 950203.511 128p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV96 960111.510 134p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV96 961206.611 125p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV96 971103.767 134p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV96 981126.749 128p Tmz.VSOLJ Observer: 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>