New Takamizawa variable (TmzV98) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV98). TmzV98 = GSC5947.3196 062957.90 -154806.9 (2000.0) 14.31 0 = GSC5947.3196 062957.93 -154807.9 (2000.0) 13.04 0 = USNO0675.02061859 062957.894 -154807.24 (2000.0) 12.2 12.2 = IRAS06277-1545 062743.2 -154559 (1950.0) F12=0.83 F25=0.44 F60=0.40L F100=1.00L VAR=72 LRS=-1 possibly IIIa: variable star with more evolved O-rich c.s. shell or VIb: variable star with relatively hot dust close to the star and relatively cold dust at large distance may be O-rich or VII: variable star with more evolved C-rich circumstellar shell = 062957.2 -154805 (2000.0) FSC06277-1546 0.855 0.388 0.226L 1.390L = 062958.1 -154804 (2000.0) IRAS06277-1545 0.836 0.447 0.400L 1.027L 72% = 062958.1 -154804 (2000.0) SSC06277-1545 0.836 0.447 0.400L 1.027L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable (SR) with a range of 12.3-13.3p. Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV98 940331.476 131p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV98 941127.608 133p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV98 950203.511 124p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV98 950219.442 124p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV98 951021.750 128p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV98 960111.501 123p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV98 961206.611 132p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV98 971103.759 125p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV98 981126.749 123p 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>