New Takamizawa variable (TmzV279) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV279). TmzV279 = USNO0750.01761700 060315.941 -100337.37 (2000.0) 13.9 18.0 = IRAS06009-1003 060054.0 -100328 (1950.0) F12=1.44 F25=0.48 F60=0.40L F100=6.31L VAR=27 LRS=-1 possibly I: oxygen-rich non-variable star without 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 = 060315.8 -100337 (2000.0) IRAS06009-1003 1.400 0.458 0.400L 6.258L 27% = 060315.8 -100337 (2000.0) SSC06009-1003 1.400 0.458 0.400L 6.258L = 060315.9 -100337 (2000.0) FSC06009-1003 1.361 0.439 0.227L 2.838L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a Mira-type variablea with a range of 12.8-<15.5p. Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV279 940331.481 150p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV279 941127.608 136p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV279 950203.519 <155p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV279 950219.442 <155p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV279 951021.750 153p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV279 951219.605 <155p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV279 960111.501 <155p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV279 961206.602 150p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV279 971103.759 133p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV279 971221.572 128p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV279 990206.492 <150p 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>