New Takamizawa variable (TmzV518) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV518). TmzV518 = USNO0675.07208641 090928.677 -221304.70 (2000.0) 11.9 15.7 = IRAS09071-2200 090711.9 -220044 (1950.0) F12=3.02 F25=1.44 F60=0.40L F100=1.00L VAR=96 LRS=-1 possibly II: variable star with 'young' O-rich circumstellar shell or VII: variable star with more evolved C-rich circumstellar shell = 090927.1 -221257 (2000.0) IRAS09071-2200 2.890 1.404 0.400L 1.000L 96% = 090927.1 -221257 (2000.0) SSC09071-2200 2.890 1.404 0.400L 1.000L = 090928.6 -221306 (2000.0) LMS119 M7 13.5 = 090929.8 -221311 (2000.0) FSC09072-2200 2.673 1.390 0.230 1.411L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a Mira-type variable with a range of 13.3-<15.0p. object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV518 950222.514 <145p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV518 950401.496 <150p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV518 980102.696 148p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV518 980325.505 <145p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV518 980325.505 <145p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV518 981117.801 133p 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>