New Takamizawa variable (TmzV109) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV109). TmzV109 = GSC5406.1896 070954.12 -143144.2 (2000.0) 14.07 0 N = GSC5406.1896 070954.12 -143144.4 (2000.0) 13.71 0 N = GSC5406.1823 070954.57 -143142.4 (2000.0) 13.66 0 N = IRAS07076-1426 070737.6 -142647 (1950.0) F12=0.48 F25=0.21 F60=0.40L F100=1.90L VAR=13 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 = 070954.7 -143143 (2000.0) IRAS07076-1426 0.471 0.208 0.400L 1.862L 13% = 070954.7 -143143 (2000.0) SSC07076-1426 0.471 0.208 0.400L 1.862L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable (SR) with a range of 12.5-14.2p. Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV109 940314.488 141p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV109 940402.451 139p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV109 941203.720 136p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV109 950210.798 130p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV109 951118.753 136p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV109 951219.615 134p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV109 960211.504 138p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV109 961021.752 142p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV109 961206.651 141p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV109 970127.474 136p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV109 971203.670 135p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV109 971224.623 134p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV109 980119.507 138p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV109 980217.485 136p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV109 980318.512 137p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV109 981115.721 125p Tmz.VSOLJ Observer's code: Tmz: 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>