New Takamizawa variable (TmzV288) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV288). TmzV288 = GSC764.175 072744.11 +091903.5 (2000.0) 11.64 6 = USNO0975.05220728 072744.132 +091903.42 (2000.0) 10.6 13.8 = IRAS07249+0925 072459.7 +092515 (1950.0) F12=3.98 F25=2.51 F60=0.44 F100=1.00L VAR=21 LRS=-1 IIIa: variable star with more evolved O-rich c.s. shell = 072743.0 +091906 (2000.0) FSC07249+0925 3.867 2.383 0.417 0.805L = 072743.6 +091906 (2000.0) IRAS07249+0925 3.963 2.530 0.423 1.000L 21% = 072743.6 +091906 (2000.0) SSC07249+0925 3.963 2.530 0.423 1.000L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable with a range of 11.1-12.5p. Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV288 940306.451 119p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV288 950220.486 121p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV288 951025.756 121p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV288 951222.667 119p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV288 961015.812 123p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV288 961206.691 124p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV288 970830.794 121p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV288 970929.784 120p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV288 971103.787 120p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV288 971204.729 118p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV288 971224.658 111p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV288 980121.572 111p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV288 980217.522 120p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV288 980919.769 121p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV288 981115.761 125p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV288 981212.644 115p 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>