New Takamizawa variable (TmzV242) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV242). TmzV242 = GSC3759.1365 060822.75 +575735.5 (2000.0) 11.09 1 = USNO1425.06526881 060822.744 +575735.49 (2000.0) 9.8 13.4 = IRAS06040+5758 060401.3 +575802 (1950.0) F12=1.20 F25=0.48 F60=0.40L F100=1.00L VAR=12 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 = 060821.6 +575734 (2000.0) IRAS06040+5758 1.147 0.488 0.400L 1.000L 12% = 060821.6 +575734 (2000.0) SSC06040+5758 1.147 0.488 0.400L 1.000L = 060823.4 +575733 (2000.0) FSC06040+5758 1.154 0.431 0.114L 2.034L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable with a range of 11.0-12.0p. Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV242 950127.522 114p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV242 950203.468 118p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV242 951219.553 116p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV242 970811.719 115p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV242 971109.684 120p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV242 971123.588 119p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV242 971203.716 118p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV242 971221.501 110p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV242 971231.597 112p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV242 980302.440 119p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV242 980318.443 117p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV242 981024.645 118p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV242 981218.623 115p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV242 990204.438 119p 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>