New Takamizawa variable (TmzV126) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV126). TmzV126 = GSC2918.731 053042.37 +425019.4 (2000.0) 13.03 1 = IRAS05271+4248 052707.5 +424806 (1950.0) F12=1.00 F25=0.48 F60=0.40L F100=1.58L VAR=43 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 = 053042.5 +425021 (2000.0) IRAS05271+4248 0.986 0.494 0.400L 1.564L 43% = 053042.5 +425021 (2000.0) SSC05271+4248 0.986 0.494 0.400L 1.564L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable (SR) with a range of 12.8-13.7p. Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV126 941108.597 136p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV126 941224.488 131p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV126 950320.522 137p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV126 951128.600 130p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV126 960109.415 128p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV126 960922.738 133p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV126 961015.740 131p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV126 970802.740 130p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV126 971123.606 132p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV126 980318.465 131p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV126 980820.722 130p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV126 981024.601 128p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV126 981218.588 129p 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>