New Takamizawa variable (TmzV169) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV169). TmzV169 = GSC4327.1162 034015.56 +685435.3 (2000.0) 12.15 1 = USNO1575.01796718 034015.575 +685435.39 (2000.0) 10.4 14.1 = IRAS03353+6844 033521.1 +684451 (1950.0) F12=1.58 F25=0.63 F60=0.40L F100=1.58L VAR=59 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 = 034015.1 +685433 (2000.0) IRAS03353+6844 1.564 0.643 0.408L 1.635L 59% = 034015.1 +685433 (2000.0) SSC03353+6844 1.564 0.643 0.408L 1.635L = 034015.5 +685433 (2000.0) FSC03353+6844 1.597 0.628 0.260 3.313L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable (SR) with a range of 11.8-12.4p. Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV169 950127.497 124p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV169 960111.431 122p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV169 970714.711 123p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV169 970802.715 122p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV169 971101.613 123p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV169 971123.522 123p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV169 971221.449 122p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV169 980116.428 122p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV169 980820.699 122p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV169 980823.681 122p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV169 990109.489 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>