New Takamizawa variable (TmzV223) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV223). TmzV223 = GSC4342.354 050422.14 +674748.6 (2000.0) 10.97 1 = GSC4342.354 050422.29 +674747.4 (2000.0) 11.28 1 = USNO1575.02251319 050422.226 +674747.47 (2000.0) 11.4 14.2 = IRAS04592+6743 045914.2 +674340 (1950.0) F12=0.63 F25=0.28 F60=0.40L F100=1.10L VAR= 8 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 = 050422.9 +674747 (2000.0) FSC04591+6743 0.624 0.242 0.158L 1.715L = 050426.0 +674751 (2000.0) IRAS04592+6743 0.618 0.270 0.400L 1.145L 8% = 050426.0 +674751 (2000.0) SSC04592+6743 0.618 0.270 0.400L 1.145L = 050415.7 +674646 (2000.0) DO28847 Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable with a range of 11.4-12.4p. Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV223 950127.514 124p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV223 951128.592 121p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV223 971123.579 119p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV223 971221.472 117p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV223 980116.455 117p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV223 980820.715 116p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV223 980823.706 116p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV223 981024.551 117p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV223 981218.581 114p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV223 990204.394 123p 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>