New Takamizawa variable (TmzV154) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV154). TmzV154 = GSC2397.8 051041.99 +335718.0 (2000.0) 12.85 1 N = USNO1200.02977879 051042.030 +335717.51 (2000.0) 99.9 14.9 = IRAS05074+3353 050724.0 +335334 (1950.0) F12=2.75 F25=1.10 F60=0.40L F100=10.00L VAR=86 LRS=-1 possibly II: variable star with 'young' O-rich circumstellar shell or VII: variable star with more evolved C-rich circumstellar shell = 051041.5 +335714 (2000.0) IRAS05073+3353 2.885 1.123 0.400L 9.850L 86% = 051041.5 +335714 (2000.0) SSC05073+3353 2.885 1.123 0.400L 9.850L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable (SR) with a range of 12.0-13.8p. Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV154 940302.536 127p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV154 940329.467 125p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV154 940810.767 127p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV154 941108.608 135p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV154 950320.515 129p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV154 950823.769 134p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV154 950927.717 134p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV154 951128.608 135p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV154 960109.422 130p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV154 960922.747 137p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV154 961015.731 138p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV154 961203.547 135p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV154 970802.749 136p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV154 971123.615 136p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV154 980318.474 120p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV154 980820.731 137p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV154 981024.609 132p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV154 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>