New Takamizawa variable (TmzV172) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV172). TmzV172 = GSC3744.340 043142.04 +581806.4 (2000.0) 12.40 1 = USNO1425.05360737 043142.057 +581806.33 (2000.0) 10.9 15.1 = IRAS04274+5811 042728.2 +581141 (1950.0) F12=0.69 F25=0.28 F60=0.40L F100=8.31L VAR= 7 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 = 043141.5 +581806 (2000.0) IRAS04274+5811 0.711 0.274 0.400L 8.360L 7% = 043141.5 +581806 (2000.0) SSC04274+5811 0.711 0.274 0.400L 8.360L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable (SR) with a range of 12.2-13.0p. Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV172 941108.549 126p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV172 941224.463 129p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV172 950127.497 123p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV172 950127.506 123p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV172 970802.715 130p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV172 971010.696 128p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV172 971010.738 127p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV172 971123.518 125p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV172 971221.472 127p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV172 980116.455 128p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV172 980820.699 125p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV172 980823.706 123p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV172 981024.551 125p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV172 990109.489 122p 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>