New Takamizawa variable (TmzV247) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV247). TmzV247 = GSC3387.126 061414.77 +504151.1 (2000.0) 12.01 6 = GSC3387.126 061414.80 +504152.6 (2000.0) 11.50 1 = USNO1350.06665946 061414.788 +504151.88 (2000.0) 11.8 99.9 = IRAS06103+5042 061019.5 +504245 (1950.0) F12=3.02 F25=1.58 F60=0.40L F100=1.00L VAR= 1 LRS=-1 possibly IIIa: variable star with more evolved O-rich c.s. shell or VII: variable star with more evolved C-rich circumstellar shell = 061414.6 +504151 (2000.0) IRAS06103+5042 3.113 1.592 0.400L 1.000L 1% = 061414.6 +504151 (2000.0) SSC06103+5042 3.113 1.592 0.400L 1.000L = 061414.7 +504152 (2000.0) LMS59 M7 13.5 = 061416.3 +504150 (2000.0) FSC06103+5042 3.167 1.507 0.208 1.294L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable with a range of 11.9-13.1p. Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV247 950127.530 119p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV247 950203.476 119p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV247 951217.537 131p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV247 951219.564 127p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV247 961015.749 120p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV247 970811.728 123p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV247 971109.675 129p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV247 971124.546 129p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV247 971221.508 119p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV247 980119.463 119p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV247 980302.440 121p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV247 980916.721 120p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV247 981024.647 119p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV247 981218.631 120p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV247 990204.446 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>