New Takamizawa variable (TmzV228) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV228). TmzV228 = GSC4088.478 051750.93 +645207.4 (2000.0) 12.34 1 = USNO1500.04178869 051750.900 +645207.37 (2000.0) 11.4 15.0 = IRAS05129+6448 051257.2 +644854 (1950.0) F12=5.25 F25=2.75 F60=0.58 F100=1.00L VAR=11 LRS=-1 VII: variable star with more evolved C-rich circumstellar shell = 051749.7 +645208 (2000.0) FSC05129+6448 4.610 2.877 0.461 1.834L = 051750.4 +645207 (2000.0) IRAS05129+6448 5.060 2.877 0.602 1.000L 11% = 051750.4 +645207 (2000.0) SSC05129+6448 5.060 2.877 0.602 1.000L = 051751.3 +645209 (2000.0) LMS42 M7 13.5 Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregurar variable with a renge of 11.9-12.6p. Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV228 950127.514 126p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV228 951128.592 120p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV228 971123.579 122p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV228 971203.717 121p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV228 971221.501 122p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV228 980302.431 120p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV228 980318.438 122p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV228 980820.715 123p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV228 981024.645 119p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV228 981218.581 124p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV228 990111.539 126p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV228 990204.394 120p 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>