New Takamizawa variable (TmzV239) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV239). TmzV239 = GSC3763.2451 060401.99 +593218.9 (2000.0) 11.62 1 = USNO1425.06489524 060402.004 +593218.93 (2000.0) 10.7 14.5 = IRAS05595+5932 055934.4 +593226 (1950.0) F12=0.63 F25=0.19 F60=0.40L F100=1.20L VAR= 0 LRS=-1 possibly I: oxygen-rich non-variable star without 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 = 060401.6 +593218 (2000.0) IRAS05595+5932 0.631 0.186 0.400L 1.166L 0% = 060401.6 +593218 (2000.0) SSC05595+5932 0.631 0.186 0.400L 1.166L = 060401.7 +593217 (2000.0) GCSS177 - 13.0 - - = 060404.8 +593221 (2000.0) FSC05596+5932 0.618 0.221 0.163L 2.159L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable with a range of 11.1-12.1p. Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV239 950127.468 111p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV239 950203.468 112p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV239 951219.553 112p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV239 970811.719 118p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV239 971109.684 112p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV239 971123.588 113p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV239 971203.716 115p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV239 971221.501 119p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV239 971231.597 120p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV239 980302.440 121p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV239 980318.443 117p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV239 981024.645 112p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV239 981218.623 119p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV239 990204.438 121p 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>