New Takamizawa variable (TmzV289) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV289). TmzV289 = GSC191.520 074000.72 +055923.0 (2000.0) 12.16 6 = USNO0900.05293618 074000.729 +055922.79 (2000.0) 11.3 14.3 = IRAS07373+0606 073720.4 +060624 (1950.0) F12=1.00 F25=0.48 F60=0.40L F100=1.00L VAR=17 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 = 074000.5 +055925 (2000.0) IRAS07373+0606 1.029 0.492 0.400L 1.000L 17% = 074000.5 +055925 (2000.0) SSC07373+0606 1.029 0.492 0.400L 1.000L = 074001.1 +055922 (2000.0) FSC07373+0606 1.020 0.439 0.157 0.546L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable with a range of 11.7-12.9p. Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV289 940306.451 117p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV289 941111.747 121p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV289 950220.486 121p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV289 951025.748 122p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV289 951219.605 125p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV289 961021.785 127p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV289 961206.691 121p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV289 971103.787 120p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV289 971204.711 128p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV289 971224.649 123p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV289 980121.564 121p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV289 980217.513 125p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV289 980325.469 120p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV289 980919.769 123p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV289 981115.752 128p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV289 981212.644 129p 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>