New Takamizawa variable (TmzV177) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV177). TmzV177 = GSC3729.639 034840.24 +581711.8 (2000.0) 12.83 1 = USNO1425.04623222 034840.244 +581711.78 (2000.0) 11.6 16.5 = IRAS03445+5807 034435.9 +580758 (1950.0) F12=2.75 F25=1.44 F60=0.40L F100=2.51L VAR= 2 LRS=-1 possibly IIIa: variable star with more evolved O-rich c.s. shell or VII: variable star with more evolved C-rich circumstellar shell = 034839.6 +581708 (2000.0) IRAS03445+5807 2.708 1.395 0.400L 2.613L 2% = 034839.6 +581708 (2000.0) SSC03445+5807 2.708 1.395 0.400L 2.613L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable (SR) with a renge of 12.4-13.8p. Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV177 941108.549 137p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV177 950127.497 125p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV177 960111.431 124p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV177 970714.711 134p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV177 970802.715 135p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV177 971010.696 126p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV177 971101.613 125p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV177 971123.518 127p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV177 971221.449 126p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV177 980116.428 127p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV177 980703.655 134p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV177 980823.681 134p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV177 990109.489 138p 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>