New Takamizawa variable (TmzV140) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV140). TmzV140 = GSC2904.165 051023.33 +411935.7 (2000.0) 11.96 1 = USNO1275.04460687 051023.340 +411935.39 (2000.0) 10.7 15.2 = IRAS05068+4115 050651.2 +411551 (1950.0) F12=1.32 F25=0.48 F60=0.40L F100=1.32L VAR= 0 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 = 051022.0 +411933 (2000.0) IRAS05068+4115 1.306 0.461 0.400L 1.370L 0% = 051022.0 +411933 (2000.0) SSC05068+4115 1.306 0.461 0.400L 1.370L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable (SR) with a range of 11.7-12.8p. Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV140 941108.597 125p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV140 941224.488 125p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV140 950320.515 127p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV140 950823.769 125p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV140 951128.608 128p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV140 960109.422 128p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV140 960922.747 126p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV140 961015.731 127p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV140 961203.547 126p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV140 970802.749 123p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV140 971123.615 125p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV140 980318.465 128p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV140 980820.731 117p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV140 981024.609 126p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV140 981218.596 118p 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>