New Takamizawa variable (TmzV179) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV179). TmzV179 = GSC3730.1328 040230.14 +591921.6 (2000.0) 13.34 1 = USNO1425.04847866 040230.097 +591921.85 (2000.0) 12.0 16.5 = IRAS03583+5911 035819.4 +591101 (1950.0) F12=1.58 F25=0.91 F60=0.58L F100=1.90L VAR=13 LRS=-1 possibly IIIa: variable star with more evolved O-rich c.s. shell or VIb: variable star with relatively hot dust close to the star and relatively cold dust at large distance may be O-rich or VII: variable star with more evolved C-rich circumstellar shell = 040230.4 +591920 (2000.0) IRAS03583+5911 1.605 0.931 0.572L 1.964L 13% = 040230.4 +591920 (2000.0) SSC03583+5911 1.605 0.931 0.572L 1.964L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable (SR) with a renge of 13.3-14.6p. Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV179 941108.549 143p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV179 941224.463 144p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV179 950127.497 146p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV179 950127.506 145p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV179 970802.715 140p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV179 971010.696 137p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV179 971010.738 139p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV179 971123.518 133p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV179 971221.449 138p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV179 971221.472 138p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV179 980116.455 139p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV179 980820.699 134p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV179 980823.706 136p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV179 981024.551 137p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV179 990109.489 142p 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>