New Takamizawa variable (TmzV144) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV144). TmzV144 = GSC2402.333 051746.76 +365931.8 (2000.0) 12.23 1 = USNO1200.03137161 051746.752 +365932.05 (2000.0) 12.0 16.4 = IRAS05143+3656 051423.7 +365622 (1950.0) F12=1.32 F25=0.58 F60=0.40L F100=2.09L VAR=77 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 = 051746.7 +365932 (2000.0) IRAS05143+3656 1.373 0.556 0.400L 2.114L 77% = 051746.7 +365932 (2000.0) SSC05143+3656 1.373 0.556 0.400L 2.114L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable (SR) with a range of 12.5-13.6p. Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV144 940302.540 134p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV144 940810.775 132p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV144 941108.597 132p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV144 941224.488 136p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV144 950320.515 131p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV144 950823.769 134p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV144 951128.608 125p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV144 960109.422 128p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV144 960922.747 131p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV144 961015.731 129p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV144 961203.547 130p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV144 970802.749 133p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV144 971123.615 127p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV144 980318.465 131p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV144 980820.731 127p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV144 981024.609 126p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV144 981218.596 136p 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>