New Takamizawa variable (TmzV371) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV371). TmzV371 = USNO0525.05038393 074338.117 -315321.77 (2000.0) 10.6 14.0 = IRAS07416-3146 074141.9 -314608 (1950.0) F12=2.51 F25=1.10 F60=0.40L F100=9.12L VAR=60 LRS=-1 possibly II: variable star with 'young' O-rich circumstellar shell or VII: variable star with more evolved C-rich circumstellar shell = 074338.2 -315321 (2000.0) IRAS07416-3146 2.622 1.090 0.400L 9.391L 60% = 074338.2 -315321 (2000.0) SSC07416-3146 2.622 1.090 0.400L 9.391L = 074330.0 -315259 (2000.0) M8(III)(Buscombe) - - - Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a Mira-type variable with a range of 12.5-<15.1p. Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV371 941111.731 <148p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV371 941203.698 <151p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV371 950203.535 137p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV371 951222.694 149p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV371 961021.768 <148p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV371 970103.631 136p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV371 971013.798 <148p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV371 971103.810 151p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV371 971204.695 150p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV371 971224.633 135p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV371 980121.549 125p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV371 980217.497 128p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV371 980325.454 147p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV371 981115.737 <150p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV371 990404.438 <148p 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>