New Takamizawa variable (TmzV299) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV299). The variable is identical with TASV0739+15 = NSV17556; the present independent discovery seems to confirm the claimed variability. TmzV299 = GSC1361.794 074204.12 +152033.2 (2000.0) 10.65 1 = USNO1050.05435009 074204.133 +152033.01 (2000.0) 10.7 13.4 * = IRAS07392+1527 073913.7 +152740 (1950.0) F12=1.44 F25=0.63 F60=0.40L F100=1.00L VAR=28 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 = 074204.0 +152033 (2000.0) IRAS07392+1527 1.495 0.637 0.400L 1.000L 28% = 074204.0 +152033 (2000.0) SSC07392+1527 1.495 0.637 0.400L 1.000L = 074204.1 +152033 (2000.0) TASV0739+15 10.3 11.3 = 074205.0 +151958 (2000.0) DO13246 = 074205.1 +152030 (2000.0) FSC07392+1527 1.509 0.612 0.164 0.988L = 074204.0 +152032 (2000.0) NSV17556 LB 10.2 11.3 P M0 Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable with a range of 11.0-12.1p. Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV299 940306.459 121p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV299 950220.493 113p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV299 951025.756 110p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV299 951222.656 116p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV299 961015.812 113p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV299 961206.683 116p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV299 970830.794 112p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV299 970929.784 111p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV299 971103.778 112p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV299 971204.729 117p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV299 971224.658 117p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV299 980121.572 116p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV299 980217.522 118p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV299 980919.760 111p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV299 981115.761 113p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV299 981212.653 113p 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>