New Takamizawa variable (TmzV505) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV505). TmzV505 = GSC6023.2379 083745.04 -220440.6 (2000.0) 13.45 0 = GSC6023.2379 083745.15 -220441.6 (2000.0) 13.17 0 = GSC6023.2379 083745.18 -220440.5 (2000.0) 13.19 0 = GSC6023.2379 083745.22 -220442.0 (2000.0) 13.13 0 = USNO0675.06743888 083745.141 -220440.70 (2000.0) 11.1 14.6 = IRAS08355-2154 083533.5 -215415 (1950.0) F12=0.91 F25=0.33 F60=0.40L F100=1.00L VAR=14 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 = 083746.0 -220447 (2000.0) FSC08355-2154 0.786 0.300 0.158L 0.906L = 083746.2 -220447 (2000.0) IRAS08355-2154 0.924 0.331 0.400L 1.000L 14% = 083746.2 -220447 (2000.0) SSC08355-2154 0.924 0.331 0.400L 1.000L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable with a range of 12.7-13.2p. object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV505 941109.794 129p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV505 950203.655 129p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV505 971105.779 127p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV505 980102.642 130p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV505 980322.524 129p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV505 981117.792 132p 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>