New Takamizawa variable (TmzV305) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV305). TmzV305 = USNO0750.04094534 072247.105 -084855.16 (2000.0) 11.1 19.9 = IRAS07203-0843 072023.1 -084306 (1950.0) F12=3.63 F25=0.91 F60=0.40L F100=1.10L VAR=22 LRS=-1 possibly I: oxygen-rich non-variable star without circumstellar shell or VIa: non-variable star with relatively cold dust at large distance, may be carbon-rich = 072247.0 -084850 (2000.0) CS1681 - 11.8: - - = 072247.1 -084855 (2000.0) IRAS07203-0843 3.478 0.940 0.400L 1.099L 22% = 072247.1 -084855 (2000.0) SSC07203-0843 3.478 0.940 0.400L 1.099L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a Mira-type variable with a range of 13.7-<15.3p. The star is visible at mag 17.5 on Real-Sky CD. Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV305 940314.509 146p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV305 941111.738 137p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV305 950203.556 146p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV305 951222.676 153p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV305 960211.515 151p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV305 961021.776 152p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV305 961206.699 153p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV305 970103.614 <153p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV305 970227.476 153p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV305 971013.791 <153p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV305 971103.794 <153p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV305 971204.703 <153p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV305 971224.641 <153p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV305 980121.556 <153p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV305 980325.461 <153p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV305 981115.744 153p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV305 981212.657 <153p 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>