New Takamizawa variable (TmzV497) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV497). TmzV497 = GSC6011.154 083629.46 -160155.5 (2000.0) 12.93 0 = USNO0675.06717000 083629.476 -160155.67 (2000.0) 10.8 13.6 = IRAS08341-1551 083410.6 -155127 (1950.0) F12=1.20 F25=0.58 F60=0.40L F100=1.00L VAR=41 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 = 083629.4 -160152 (2000.0) LMS107 M6 13.5 = 083629.4 -160155 (2000.0) IRAS08341-1551 1.202 0.589 0.400L 1.000L 41% = 083629.4 -160155 (2000.0) SSC08341-1551 1.202 0.589 0.400L 1.000L = 083629.5 -160156 (2000.0) FSC08341-1551 1.108 0.571 0.166L 0.642L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable with a range of 11.8-12.9p. object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV497 941109.794 121p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV497 950203.655 123p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV497 960112.567 125p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV497 971105.778 129p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV497 980102.642 122p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV497 980125.544 119p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV497 980322.524 118p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV497 980329.476 121p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV497 981117.801 127p 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>