New Takamizawa variable (TmzV494) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV494). TmzV494 = GSC6011.1614 083426.32 -163942.5 (2000.0) 14.89 0 = USNO0675.06671475 083426.306 -163942.52 (2000.0) 12.0 15.5 = IRAS08321-1629 083208.0 -162919 (1950.0) F12=1.44 F25=0.63 F60=0.40L F100=1.00L VAR=10 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 = 083425.9 -163940 (2000.0) LMS105 M7 >13.5 = 083426.0 -163940 (2000.0) IRAS08321-1629 1.501 0.607 0.400L 1.000L 10% = 083426.0 -163940 (2000.0) SSC08321-1629 1.501 0.607 0.400L 1.000L = 083426.6 -163943 (2000.0) FSC08321-1629 1.663 0.587 0.163L 0.716L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable with a range of 12.9-14.3p. object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV494 941109.794 129p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV494 950203.655 134p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV494 960112.567 130p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV494 971105.778 140p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV494 980102.642 138p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV494 980125.544 136p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV494 980322.524 137p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV494 980329.476 134p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV494 981117.801 143p 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>