New Takamizawa variable (TmzV218) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV218). TmzV218 = GSC2863.2083 034605.10 +382212.3 (2000.0) 14.41 6 = USNO1275.02676835 034605.106 +382211.83 (2000.0) 13.0 17.3 = IRAS03427+3812 034247.4 +381253 (1950.0) F12=2.51 F25=1.20 F60=0.40L F100=5.75L VAR=21 LRS=-1 possibly II: variable star with 'young' O-rich circumstellar shell or VII: variable star with more evolved C-rich circumstellar shell = 034604.8 +382211 (2000.0) IRAS03427+3812 2.408 1.214 0.400L 5.959L 21% = 034604.8 +382211 (2000.0) SSC03427+3812 2.408 1.214 0.400L 5.959L = 034605.1 +382212 (2000.0) FSC03427+3812 2.315 1.115 0.319L 1.858L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable with a renge of 12.7-14.9p. Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV218 940810.714 141p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV218 940910.709 149p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV218 941108.558 145p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV218 941223.461 136p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV218 950320.485 130p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV218 950823.727 143p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV218 951127.562 128p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV218 960815.715 127p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV218 961202.463 135p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV218 961229.422 137p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV218 970714.735 130p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV218 970802.723 130p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV218 971010.688 141p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV218 971123.534 142p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV218 981112.555 142p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV218 990109.506 143p 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>