New Takamizawa variable (TmzV620) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV620). TmzV620 = GSC3971.679 214004.66 +555055.1 (2000.0) 11.61 1 = USNO1425.12295212 214004.654 +555055.40 (2000.0) 11.9 15.9 = IRAS21384+5537 213827.7 +553715 (1950.0) F12=2.51 F25=1.10 F60=0.76L F100=7.58L VAR=21 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 = 214004.8 +555053 (2000.0) IRAS21384+5537 2.549 1.112 0.774L 7.308L 21% = 214004.8 +555053 (2000.0) SSC21384+5537 2.549 1.112 0.774L 7.308L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable with a range of 11.6-12.5p. object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV620 940903.562 118p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV620 970824.567 117p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV620 970827.540 116p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV620 971218.437 122p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV620 980823.562 119p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV620 980916.530 125p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV620 990709.574 122p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV620 990807.594 123p 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>