New Takamizawa variable (TmzV253) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV253). TmzV253 = GSC3377.1218 063413.59 +455759.5 (2000.0) 11.27 6 = USNO1350.06850772 063413.606 +455759.32 (2000.0) 10.9 12.5 = IRAS06305+4600 063030.6 +460020 (1950.0) F12=0.83 F25=0.36 F60=0.40L F100=1.58L VAR=24 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 = 063412.7 +455758 (2000.0) IRAS06305+4600 0.803 0.355 0.400L 1.586L 24% = 063412.7 +455758 (2000.0) SSC06305+4600 0.803 0.355 0.400L 1.586L = 063414.4 +455755 (2000.0) FSC06305+4600 0.756 0.333 0.243L 0.958L = 063418.3 +455733 (2000.0) DO30583 Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable with a range of 11.0-11.7p. Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV253 950203.476 110p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV253 951219.564 116p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV253 970811.762 110p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV253 970901.754 117p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV253 971109.675 117p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV253 980119.463 116p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV253 980318.507 115p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV253 980820.749 112p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV253 981218.631 110p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV253 990204.446 111p 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>