New Takamizawa variable (TmzV596) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV596). TmzV596 = GSC4268.815 221800.56 +623656.3 (2000.0) 12.83 6 = USNO1500.09065067 221800.552 +623657.17 (2000.0) 12.1 15.6 = IRAS22163+6221 221622.9 +622150 (1950.0) F12=0.63 F25=0.25 F60=2.29L F100=30.19L VAR= 4 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 = 221800.9 +623652 (2000.0) IRAS22163+6221 0.609 0.265 2.269L 29.440L 4% = 221800.9 +623652 (2000.0) SSC22163+6221 0.609 0.265 2.269L 29.440L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable with a range of 12.5-13.2p. object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV596 970827.540 127p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV596 971218.437 132p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV596 980823.563 128p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV596 980916.530 129p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV596 981107.440 125p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV596 990709.574 132p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV596 990807.594 129p 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>