New Takamizawa variable (TmzV162) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV162). TmzV162 = GSC4327.2748 034103.91 +673852.2 (2000.0) 13.47 1 = IRAS03362+6729 033617.7 +672912 (1950.0) F12=0.69 F25=0.28 F60=0.40L F100=6.31L VAR= 1 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 = 034103.3 +673851 (2000.0) IRAS03362+6729 0.687 0.279 0.400L 6.227L 1% = 034103.3 +673851 (2000.0) SSC03362+6729 0.687 0.279 0.400L 6.227L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a Mira-type variable with a range of 14.1-<15.1p. Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV162 950127.497 <151p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV162 960111.431 <151p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV162 970714.711 145p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV162 970802.715 141p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV162 971101.613 <151p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV162 971123.522 <145p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV162 971221.449 <145p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV162 980116.428 <145p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV162 980820.699 <145p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV162 980823.681 <145p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV162 990109.489 <145p 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>