New Takamizawa variable (TmzV270) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV270). TmzV270 = GSC4783.2583 060833.57 -004251.6 (2000.0) 13.08 0 = USNO0825.01973136 060833.568 -004251.79 (2000.0) 10.6 13.7 = IRAS06060-0042 060600.8 -004218 (1950.0) F12=1.74 F25=0.83 F60=0.40L F100=1.10L VAR=33 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 = 060833.6 -004249 (2000.0) IRAS06060-0042 1.724 0.818 0.400L 1.050L 33% = 060833.6 -004249 (2000.0) SSC06060-0042 1.724 0.818 0.400L 1.050L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be an iregular variable with a range of 11.9-12.6p. Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV270 940331.485 121p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV270 941127.622 119p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV270 950203.519 119p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV270 950219.449 121p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV270 950927.771 119p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV270 951021.757 122p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV270 951219.605 122p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV270 961016.753 123p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV270 961206.602 119p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV270 970901.800 124p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV270 971221.572 124p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV270 980823.774 124p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV270 990206.492 126p 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>