New Takamizawa variable (TmzV296) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV296). The star is probably identical with WSV54, a variable star reported by M. Wakuda (private communication). The star is also identical with the FASTT variable HS336. TmzV296 = GSC4817.819 072432.87 -005642.3 (2000.0) 13.49 0 N = USNO0825.04799837 072432.829 -005642.19 (2000.0) 99.9 14.4 = IRAS07220-0050 072200.6 -005043 (1950.0) F12=8.31 F25=2.29 F60=0.52 F100=1.00L VAR=87 LRS=-1 I: oxygen-rich non-variable star without circumstellar shell = 072430.0 -005559 (2000.0) C(Buscombe) V=10.3 B-V=.47 U-B=-.02 = 072433.3 -005639 (2000.0) HS336 10.37 (0.20)R low 0.49 = 072433.3 -005639 (2000.0) IRAS07220-0050 8.035 2.221 0.516 1.000L 87% = 072433.3 -005639 (2000.0) SSC07220-0050 8.035 2.221 0.516 1.000L = 072433.3 -005642 (2000.0) CS1697 - 10.3 10.1: - = 072438.7 -005556 (2000.0) WSV54 Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable with a range of 12.4-13.1p. Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV296 940314.513 126p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV296 941111.747 130p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV296 950203.556 127p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV296 951025.748 126p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV296 951222.676 124p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV296 961021.785 127p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV296 961206.699 128p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV296 970103.614 129p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV296 970214.476 131p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV296 971103.794 125p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV296 971204.711 126p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV296 971224.649 124p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV296 980121.564 127p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV296 980217.513 128p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV296 980325.469 127p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV296 981115.752 129p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV296 981218.787 124p 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>