New Takamizawa variable (TmzV493) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV493). TmzV493 = GSC6021.1280 085120.30 -193700.9 (2000.0) 12.22 0 = USNO0675.06985307 085120.308 -193701.07 (2000.0) 10.2 13.1 = IRAS08490-1925 084904.1 -192544 (1950.0) F12=3.02 F25=1.58 F60=0.40L F100=1.00L VAR= 4 LRS=-1 possibly IIIa: variable star with more evolved O-rich c.s. shell or VII: variable star with more evolved C-rich circumstellar shell = 085120.3 -193701 (2000.0) IRAS08490-1925 2.996 1.592 0.400L 1.040L 4% = 085120.3 -193701 (2000.0) SSC08490-1925 2.996 1.592 0.400L 1.040L = 085120.9 -193705 (2000.0) FSC08490-1925 2.931 1.644 0.248L 1.284L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable with a range of 11.6-12.6p. object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV493 941109.794 126p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV493 950203.655 122p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV493 960112.567 124p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV493 971105.778 116p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV493 980102.642 126p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV493 980125.544 125p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV493 980322.524 119p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV493 980329.476 118p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV493 981117.801 116p 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>