New Takamizawa variable (TmzV304) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV304). TmzV304 07h25m58s.1 -11o44'25" (2000.0) : Takamizawa's measurement (no USNO candidate) = IRAS07236-1138 072337.6 -113818 (1950.0) F12=6.31 F25=3.02 F60=0.44 F100=6.31L VAR=99 LRS=-1 II: variable star with 'young' O-rich circumstellar shell = 072558.3 -114420 (2000.0) IRAS07236-1138 6.292 3.140 0.452 6.362L 99% = 072558.3 -114420 (2000.0) SSC07236-1138 6.292 3.140 0.452 6.362L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a Mira-type variable with a range of 13.2-<15.4p, and a piriod of about 417days (JD2451133). The star is visible at mag 17 on Real-Sky CD. FX CMa is located about 16' east of this new variable. Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV304 940314.509 135p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV304 941111.738 <150p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV304 950203.556 <154p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV304 951222.676 <150p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV304 960211.515 <154p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV304 961021.776 <150p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV304 961206.699 <154p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV304 970103.614 <154p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV304 970227.476 <154p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV304 971013.791 132p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV304 971103.794 143p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV304 971204.703 150p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV304 971224.641 152p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV304 980121.556 154p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV304 980325.461 154p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV304 981115.744 134p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV304 981212.657 136p 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>