New Takamizawa variable (TmzV226) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV226). TmzV226 = GSC4088.605 052243.69 +641908.0 (2000.0) 11.36 1 = USNO1500.04214901 052243.713 +641908.34 (2000.0) 11.2 14.2 = IRAS05178+6416 051751.4 +641614 (1950.0) F12=1.58 F25=0.63 F60=0.40L F100=1.20L VAR= 6 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 = 052240.1 +641904 (2000.0) FSC05178+6416 1.528 0.623 0.217L 1.737L = 052241.7 +641906 (2000.0) IRAS05178+6416 1.517 0.634 0.400L 1.211L 6% = 052241.7 +641906 (2000.0) SSC05178+6416 1.517 0.634 0.400L 1.211L = 052243.7 +641907 (2000.0) 1095E 1.66 TYC4088.605.1 plx=1.3(56.5) (0.12 0.64) Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregurar variable with a range of 10.8-12.9p. Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV226 950127.514 113p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV226 971123.579 129p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV226 951128.592 123p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV226 971203.717 123p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV226 971221.501 120p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV226 980302.431 111p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV226 980318.438 110p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV226 980820.715 110p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV226 981024.645 121p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV226 981218.581 120p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV226 990111.539 113p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV226 990204.394 108p 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>