New Takamizawa variable (TmzV283) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV283). TmzV283 = GSC132.2191 061848.48 +005053.7 (2000.0) 14.51 0 = IRAS06162+0052 061613.2 +005212 (1950.0) F12=0.91 F25=0.33 F60=0.40L F100=1.58L VAR=21 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 = 061847.8 +005055 (2000.0) IRAS06162+0052 0.880 0.338 0.400L 1.567L 21% = 061847.8 +005055 (2000.0) SSC06162+0052 0.880 0.338 0.400L 1.567L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable with a range of 13.2-14.0p. Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV283 941127.622 135p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV283 950203.526 140p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV283 950219.449 140p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV283 950927.771 139p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV283 951021.757 133p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV283 951219.592 132p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV283 960211.489 134p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV283 960308.424 134p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV283 961016.753 141p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV283 961206.593 136p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV283 970127.456 138p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV283 971103.751 137p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV283 971221.564 139p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV283 980119.488 138p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV283 980823.774 137p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV283 980916.751 133p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV283 981218.654 134p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV283 990204.470 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>