New Takamizawa variable (TmzV216) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV216). TmzV216 = GSC2867.1458 034023.20 +404535.7 (2000.0) 11.53 1 = USNO1275.02575338 034023.200 +404535.75 (2000.0) 9.3 13.1 = IRAS03370+4035 033703.0 +403557 (1950.0) F12=4.78 F25=1.90 F60=0.44L F100=4.78L VAR=29 LRS=-1 possibly II: variable star with 'young' O-rich circumstellar shell or VII: variable star with more evolved C-rich circumstellar shell = 034023.5 +404536 (2000.0) IRAS03370+4035 4.659 1.940 0.433L 4.768L 29% = 034023.5 +404536 (2000.0) SSC03370+4035 4.659 1.940 0.433L 4.768L = 034023.6 +404536 (2000.0) FSC03370+4035 4.569 1.894 0.309 1.067L = 034028.2 +404530 (2000.0) DO10028 Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable with a renge of 11.1-12.6p. Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV216 940810.714 122p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV216 940910.709 123p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV216 941108.558 113p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV216 941223.461 118p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV216 950320.485 117p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV216 950823.727 123p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV216 951127.562 118p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV216 960815.715 119p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV216 961202.463 120p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV216 961229.422 126p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV216 970714.735 111p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV216 970802.723 118p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV216 971010.688 111p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV216 971123.534 116p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV216 981112.555 118p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV216 990109.506 111p 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>