New Takamizawa variable (TmzV491) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV491). TmzV491 = GSC6021.90 085148.00 -190924.4 (2000.0) 11.55 0 = USNO0675.06992006 085148.026 -190924.71 (2000.0) 9.4 12.3 = IRAS08495-1858 084932.1 -185808 (1950.0) F12=2.51 F25=1.20 F60=0.40L F100=1.00L VAR= 6 LRS=-1 possibly II: variable star with 'young' O-rich circumstellar shell or VII: variable star with more evolved C-rich circumstellar shell = 085146.7 -190929 (2000.0) SD-18.2504 9.4 = 085146.7 -190917 (2000.0) FSC08494-1857 2.650 1.059 0.230L 1.096L = 085148.8 -190927 (2000.0) IRAS08495-1858 2.629 1.152 0.400L 1.005L 6% = 085148.8 -190927 (2000.0) SSC08495-1858 2.629 1.152 0.400L 1.005L = 085148.0 -190924 (2000.0) 1025 1.96 TYC6021.90.1 plx=-8.4(46.9) (0.05 0.30) Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable with a range of 10.4-11.6p. object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV491 941109.794 107p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV491 950203.655 113p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV491 960112.567 107p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV491 971105.778 116p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV491 980102.642 107p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV491 980125.544 111p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV491 980322.524 107p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV491 980329.476 104p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV491 981117.801 109p 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>