New Takamizawa variable (TmzV153) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV153). TmzV153 = GSC2393.1006 051055.36 +331807.3 (2000.0) 11.86 1 N = GSC2393.1006 051055.38 +331805.2 (2000.0) 11.74 1 N = USNO1200.02983239 051055.371 +331806.31 (2000.0) 11.8 99.9 = IRAS05076+3314 050738.1 +331425 (1950.0) F12=0.76 F25=0.33 F60=0.40L F100=2.09L VAR= 2 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 = 051054.5 +331804 (2000.0) IRAS05076+3314 0.758 0.324 0.400L 2.014L 2% = 051054.5 +331804 (2000.0) SSC05076+3314 0.758 0.324 0.400L 2.014L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable (SR) with a range of 12.2-13.3p. Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV153 940302.536 125p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV153 940329.467 124p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV153 940810.767 131p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV153 941108.608 125p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV153 950320.515 123p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV153 950823.769 123p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV153 950927.717 123p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV153 951128.608 130p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV153 960109.422 129p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV153 960922.747 122p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV153 961015.731 123p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV153 961203.547 123p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV153 970802.749 125p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV153 971123.615 131p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV153 980318.474 133p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV153 980820.731 124p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV153 981024.609 123p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV153 981218.596 126p 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>