New Takamizawa variable (TmzV97) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV97). TmzV97 = USNO0675.02160614 063344.610 -194249.82 (2000.0) 15.0 14.5 = IRAS06315-1940 063135.4 -194029 (1950.0) F12=1.10 F25=0.52 F60=0.40L F100=1.00L VAR=23 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 = 063345.4 -194251 (2000.0) IRAS06315-1940 1.058 0.520 0.400L 1.000L 23% = 063345.4 -194251 (2000.0) SSC06315-1940 1.058 0.520 0.400L 1.000L = 063345.5 -194252 (2000.0) FSC06315-1940 0.998 0.498 0.225L 1.340L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable (SR) with a range of 14.6-<15.2p. Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV97 940331.476 <140p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV97 941127.608 149p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV97 950203.511 151p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV97 950219.442 152p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV97 951021.750 146p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV97 960111.501 152p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV97 961206.611 150p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV97 971103.759 152p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV97 981126.749 <152p 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>