New Takamizawa variable (TmzV99) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV99). TmzV99 = GSC7091.1636 063914.50 -332210.0 (2000.0) 13.92 0 = GSC7091.1636 063914.53 -332210.5 (2000.0) 13.46 0 = USNO0525.02643259 063914.520 -332210.60 (2000.0) 10.6 13.3 = IRAS06373-3319 063723.2 -331920 (1950.0) F12=0.44 F25=0.21 F60=0.58L F100=1.00L VAR=-1 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 = 063913.5 -332206 (2000.0) IRAS06373-3319 0.437 0.206 0.602L 1.000L -1% = 063913.5 -332206 (2000.0) SSC06373-3319 0.437 0.206 0.602L 1.000L = 063915.5 -332213 (2000.0) FSC06374-3319 0.429 0.180 0.142L 0.801L 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 TmzV99 941203.705 134p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV99 961021.760 123p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV99 971105.786 124p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV99 971203.697 128p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV99 971231.606 133p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV99 981126.731 131p 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>