New Takamizawa variable (TmzV298) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV298). TmzV298 = GSC776.274 072428.26 +143406.2 (2000.0) 11.83 6 = GSC776.274 072428.31 +143406.2 (2000.0) 10.08 1 = USNO0975.05153731 072428.290 +143406.24 (2000.0) 11.0 99.9 = IRAS07216+1440 072137.9 +144002 (1950.0) F12=1.10 F25=0.69 F60=0.40L F100=1.00L VAR= 9 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 = 072426.9 +143410 (2000.0) FSC07216+1440 1.170 0.667 0.179L 0.668L = 072427.8 +143406 (2000.0) IRAS07216+1440 1.132 0.687 0.400L 1.000L 9% = 072427.8 +143406 (2000.0) SSC07216+1440 1.132 0.687 0.400L 1.000L = 072428.0 +143421 (2000.0) DO13003 Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable with a range of 11.7-12.7p. Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV298 940306.459 119p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV298 950220.493 117p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV298 951025.756 119p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV298 951222.656 119p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV298 961015.812 127p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV298 961206.683 127p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV298 970830.794 117p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV298 970929.784 122p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV298 971103.778 122p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV298 971204.729 123p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV298 971224.658 119p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV298 980121.572 121p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV298 980217.522 122p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV298 980919.760 119p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV298 981115.761 117p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV298 981212.653 117p 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>