New Takamizawa variable (TmzV290) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV290). TmzV290 = GSC183.2025 073947.72 +031241.6 (2000.0) 11.59 6 = USNO0900.05288991 073947.710 +031241.57 (2000.0) 11.2 14.1 = IRAS07371+0319 073710.4 +031940 (1950.0) F12=0.69 F25=0.40 F60=0.40L F100=1.00L VAR=39 LRS=-1 possibly IIIa: variable star with more evolved O-rich c.s. shell or VIb: variable star with relatively hot dust close to the star and relatively cold dust at large distance may be O-rich or VII: variable star with more evolved C-rich circumstellar shell = 073947.5 +031242 (2000.0) IRAS07371+0319 0.693 0.393 0.400L 1.000L 39% = 073947.5 +031242 (2000.0) SSC07371+0319 0.693 0.393 0.400L 1.000L = 073948.8 +031237 (2000.0) FSC07371+0319 0.655 0.340 0.143L 1.087L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable with a range of 11.5-12.3p. Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV290 940306.451 117p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV290 941111.747 118p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV290 950220.486 121p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV290 951025.748 123p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV290 951219.605 122p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV290 961021.785 121p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV290 961206.691 120p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV290 971103.787 117p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV290 971204.711 118p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV290 971224.649 118p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV290 980121.564 115p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV290 980217.513 119p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV290 980325.469 119p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV290 980919.769 115p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV290 981115.752 115p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV290 981212.644 116p 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>