New Takamizawa variable (TmzV255) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV255). TmzV255 = GSC2925.1675 060638.71 +375755.2 (2000.0) 14.33 1 = USNO1275.05977669 060638.714 +375755.28 (2000.0) 13.7 18.1 = IRAS06032+3758 060312.2 +375817 (1950.0) F12=0.63 F25=0.30L F60=0.40L F100=1.32L VAR=-1 LRS=-1 possibly I: oxygen-rich non-variable star without circumstellar shell or 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 = 060638.0 +375755 (2000.0) IRAS06032+3758 0.631 0.299L 0.400L 1.308L -1% = 060638.0 +375755 (2000.0) SSC06032+3758 0.631 0.299L 0.400L 1.308L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable with a range of 13.6-15.1p. Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV255 940331.510 150p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV255 950203.484 150p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV255 950219.472 <150p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV255 951219.574 151p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV255 961206.576 <150p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV255 970127.436 <147p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV255 970811.762 <147p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV255 970901.754 147p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV255 971221.548 148p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV255 980119.470 145p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV255 980318.503 136p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV255 980820.749 <147p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV255 980916.769 <147p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV255 981218.638 147p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV255 990204.453 137p 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>