New Takamizawa variable (TmzV495) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV495). TmzV495 = GSC6011.650 083540.63 -163540.7 (2000.0) 14.01 0 = USNO0675.06699088 083540.609 -163540.86 (2000.0) 11.8 15.8 = IRAS08333-1625 083322.6 -162515 (1950.0) F12=2.29 F25=1.00 F60=0.40L F100=1.00L VAR= 0 LRS=-1 possibly II: variable star with 'young' O-rich circumstellar shell or VII: variable star with more evolved C-rich circumstellar shell = 083540.2 -163538 (2000.0) FSC08333-1625 2.329 0.973 0.191 0.634L = 083540.7 -163539 (2000.0) LMS106 M7 >13.5 = 083540.8 -163540 (2000.0) IRAS08333-1625 2.385 1.043 0.400L 1.000L 0% = 083540.8 -163540 (2000.0) SSC08333-1625 2.385 1.043 0.400L 1.000L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable with a range of 13.1-14.2p. object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV495 941109.794 142p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV495 950203.655 131p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV495 960112.567 138p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV495 971105.778 135p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV495 980102.642 137p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV495 980125.544 142p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV495 980322.524 138p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV495 980329.476 140p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV495 981117.801 136p 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>