New Takamizawa variable (TmzV602) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV602). TmzV602 = GSC4269.698 223748.64 +631541.1 (2000.0) 12.60 6 = USNO1500.09287267 223748.698 +631541.33 (2000.0) 12.8 16.3 = IRAS22360+6259 223600.1 +625951 (1950.0) F12=0.44 F25=0.21 F60=1.10L F100=10.00L VAR=25 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 = 223747.0 +631527 (2000.0) IRAS22360+6259 0.429 0.204 1.049L 10.400L 25% = 223747.0 +631527 (2000.0) SSC22360+6259 0.429 0.204 1.049L 10.400L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable with a range of 12.8-13.7p. object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV602 970827.540 135p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV602 971218.437 132p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV602 980823.563 131p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV602 980916.530 137p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV602 981107.440 132p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV602 990709.574 128p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV602 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>