New Takamizawa variable (TmzV138) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV138). TmzV138 = GSC2898.2103 045552.99 +404613.2 (2000.0) 10.31 1 = GSC2898.2103 045553.04 +404613.3 (2000.0) 10.61 1 = USNO1275.04031475 045553.044 +404612.92 (2000.0) 11.0 13.0 = IRAS04523+4041 045223.1 +404128 (1950.0) F12=0.76 F25=0.25L F60=0.40L F100=1.44L VAR=-1 LRS=-1 possibly I: oxygen-rich non-variable star without 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 = 045551.9 +404612 (2000.0) IRAS04523+4041 0.729 0.254L 0.400L 1.440L -1% = 045551.9 +404612 (2000.0) SSC04523+4041 0.729 0.254L 0.400L 1.440L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable (SR) with a range of 10.3-11.5p. Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV138 940302.540 107p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV138 941108.597 113p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV138 941224.488 108p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV138 950320.515 107p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV138 950823.769 113p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV138 951128.608 112p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV138 960109.422 107p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV138 960922.747 111p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV138 961015.731 115p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV138 961203.547 113p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV138 970802.749 109p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV138 971123.615 112p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV138 980318.465 115p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV138 980820.731 107p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV138 981024.609 103p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV138 981218.596 103p 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>