New Takamizawa variable (TmzV171) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV171). TmzV171 = GSC3723.1031 042446.60 +555542.6 (2000.0) 12.49 1 = USNO1425.05248493 042446.604 +555542.54 (2000.0) 11.7 20.6 = IRAS04207+5548 042042.9 +554849 (1950.0) F12=4.78 F25=1.44 F60=0.44 F100=2.29L VAR=82 LRS=-1 VII: variable star with more evolved C-rich circumstellar shell = 042446.4 +555541 (2000.0) IRAS04207+5548 4.810 1.394 0.436 2.247L 82% = 042446.4 +555541 (2000.0) SSC04207+5548 4.810 1.394 0.436 2.247L = 042446.5 +555542 (2000.0) CS674 - 11.5: 10.4 - = 042448.0 +555459 (2000.0) C(Buscombe) V=11.2 - - Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable (SR) with a range of 11.8-13.4p. Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV171 941108.549 120p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV171 941224.463 118p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV171 950127.497 118p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV171 950127.506 118p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV171 970802.715 134p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV171 971010.696 132p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV171 971010.738 131p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV171 971123.518 124p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV171 971221.472 123p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV171 980116.455 121p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV171 980820.699 133p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV171 980823.706 135p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV171 981024.551 125p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV171 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>