New Takamizawa variable (TmzV597) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV597). TmzV597 = GSC4272.1035 222722.53 +642909.4 (2000.0) 13.28 1 = USNO1500.09165288 222722.547 +642909.23 (2000.0) 13.1 17.0 = IRAS22257+6413 222544.4 +641351 (1950.0) F12=0.52 F25=0.25L F60=3.63L F100=57.53L VAR=-1 LRS=-1 possibly I: oxygen-rich non-variable star without circumstellar shell or 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 = 222722.9 +642910 (2000.0) IRAS22257+6413 0.517 0.250L 3.510L 56.760L -1% = 222722.9 +642910 (2000.0) SSC22257+6413 0.517 0.250L 3.510L 56.760L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable with a range of 13.5-14.1p. object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV597 970827.540 138p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV597 971218.437 141p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV597 980823.563 138p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV597 980916.530 137p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV597 981107.440 140p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV597 990709.574 137p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV597 990807.594 135p 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>