New Takamizawa variable (TmzV262) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV262). TmzV262 = USNO0825.02268945 062049.332 -021038.06 (2000.0) 12.6 16.1 = IRAS06183-0209 061818.4 -020910 (1950.0) F12=0.58 F25=0.23 F60=0.40L F100=1.20L VAR= 0 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 = 062049.5 -021035 (2000.0) IRAS06183-0209 0.593 0.235 0.400L 1.239L 0% = 062049.5 -021035 (2000.0) SSC06183-0209 0.593 0.235 0.400L 1.239L Takamizawa's comment: The star is visible at mag. 16.5 on Real-Sky CD. The star may be a Mira-type variables with a range of 14.2-<15.5p. Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV262 940331.485 <154p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV262 941127.622 145p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV262 950203.519 <154p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV262 950219.449 <154p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV262 950927.771 142p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV262 951021.757 144p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV262 951219.605 152p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV262 961016.753 148p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV262 961206.602 155p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV262 970901.800 <139p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV262 971103.751 150p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV262 971221.572 <154p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV262 980823.774 150p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV262 990206.492 <148p 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>