New Takamizawa variable (TmzV266) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV266). TmzV266 = USNO0825.01935638 060621.075 -054214.61 (2000.0) 14.3 20.6 = IRAS06038-0541 060353.9 -054154 (1950.0) F12=47.85 F25=25.11 F60=5.25 F100=3.02 VAR=35 LRS=25 blue, 10micron (silicate) emission, strength=5 VII: variable star with more evolved C-rich circumstellar shell = 060620.0 -054304 (2000.0) RAFGL873 = 060620.0 -054304 (2000.0) TMSS-10109 = 060620.9 -054216 (2000.0) IRAS06038-0541 48.340 24.580 5.025 3.013 35% 3(LRS) = 060620.9 -054216 (2000.0) SSC06038-0541 48.340 24.580 5.025 3.013 = 060621.2 -054216 (2000.0) FSC06039-0541 50.310 25.420 5.252 11.160L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a Mira-type variable with a range of 14.3-<15.4p. Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV266 940331.485 <153p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV266 941127.622 <154p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV266 950203.519 143p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV266 950219.449 148p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV266 950927.771 <153p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV266 951021.757 <153p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV266 951219.605 <154p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV266 961016.753 <154p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV266 961206.602 <154p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV266 970901.800 <135p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV266 971103.751 <154p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV266 971221.572 154p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV266 980823.774 150p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV266 990206.492 <153p 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>