New Takamizawa variable (TmzV101) New Takamizawa variable (TmzV99) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV101). TmzV101 = GSC6529.2034 064615.37 -262015.8 (2000.0) 13.68 0 = GSC6529.2034 064615.43 -262016.9 (2000.0) 14.00 0 = USNO0600.01988300 064615.388 -262016.36 (2000.0) 11.4 14.5 = IRAS06442-2617 064414.4 -261700 (1950.0) F12=1.32 F25=0.58 F60=0.40L F100=1.00L VAR=86 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 = 064615.6 -262016 (2000.0) IRAS06442-2617 1.260 0.554 0.400L 1.000L 86% = 064615.6 -262016 (2000.0) SSC06442-2617 1.260 0.554 0.400L 1.000L = 064615.8 -262018 (2000.0) FSC06442-2617 1.183 0.530 0.199L 1.036L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a Mira-type classification with a range of 12.2-15.0p. Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV101 940314.497 150p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV101 940402.442 <145p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV101 941203.712 149p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV101 950927.807 <145p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV101 951219.624 125p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV101 961021.760 123p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV101 961206.659 141p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV101 971203.662 148p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV101 971231.571 145p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV101 981115.728 122p 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>