New Takamizawa variable (TmzV487) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV487). TmzV487 = GSC6014.570 090016.57 -164830.7 (2000.0) 12.08 0 = USNO0675.07100908 090016.596 -164831.04 (2000.0) 10.5 12.4 = IRAS08579-1636 085757.0 -163643 (1950.0) F12=1.90 F25=0.91 F60=0.40L F100=1.00L VAR= 9 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 = 090015.7 -164829 (2000.0) SD-16.2661 10. = 090016.4 -164828 (2000.0) FSC08579-1636 1.940 0.871 0.176 1.090L = 090016.4 -164828 (2000.0) IRAS08579-1636 1.982 0.934 0.400L 1.009L 9% = 090016.4 -164828 (2000.0) SSC08579-1636 1.982 0.934 0.400L 1.009L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable with a range of 11.4-12.5p. object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV487 941109.794 122p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV487 950203.655 118p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV487 960112.567 119p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV487 971105.778 125p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV487 980102.642 115p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV487 980125.544 114p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV487 980322.524 119p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV487 980329.476 121p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV487 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>