New Takamizawa variable (TmzV485) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV485). TmzV485 = GSC6031.1076 090942.31 -174043.8 (2000.0) 12.34 0 = GSC6031.1076 090942.34 -174043.8 (2000.0) 11.91 0 = GSC6031.1076 090942.42 -174044.4 (2000.0) 12.37 0 = USNO0675.07211174 090942.306 -174044.31 (2000.0) 11.1 13.0 = IRAS09073-1728 090722.1 -172824 (1950.0) F12=0.52 F25=0.25L F60=0.40L F100=1.00L VAR=-1 LRS=-1 possibly I: oxygen-rich non-variable star without circumstellar shell or 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 = 090941.3 -174038 (2000.0) IRAS09073-1728 0.541 0.250L 0.400L 1.000L -1% = 090941.3 -174038 (2000.0) SSC09073-1728 0.541 0.250L 0.400L 1.000L = 090941.7 -174040 (2000.0) FSC09073-1728 0.493 0.143 0.122L 0.566L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable with a range of 11.7-12.3p. object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV485 941109.794 117p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV485 950203.655 121p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV485 960112.567 121p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV485 971105.778 120p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV485 980102.642 122p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV485 980125.544 123p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV485 980322.524 122p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV485 980329.476 124p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV485 981117.801 120p 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>