New Takamizawa variable (TmzV471) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV471). TmzV471 = GSC7121.1084 081230.57 -300905.2 (2000.0) 11.98 6 = USNO0525.06408651 081230.569 -300905.40 (2000.0) 11.3 14.4 = IRAS08104-3000 081029.9 -300004 (1950.0) F12=0.63 F25=0.28 F60=0.40L F100=7.58L VAR=11 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 = 081231.0 -300907 (2000.0) IRAS08104-3000 0.657 0.285 0.400L 7.440L 11% = 081231.0 -300907 (2000.0) SSC08104-3000 0.657 0.285 0.400L 7.440L = 081223.9 -300859 (2000.0) M7(III)(Buscombe) - - - Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable with a range of 12.3-13.0p. object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV471 941111.724 128p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV471 950220.528 123p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV471 951118.735 129p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV471 951222.701 129p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV471 960211.540 128p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV471 961021.828 127p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV471 970227.495 126p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV471 971013.806 125p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV471 971103.834 126p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV471 971203.741 125p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV471 971231.679 128p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV471 980322.516 130p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV471 981115.785 129p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV471 990208.537 128p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV471 990404.452 130p 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>