New Takamizawa variable (TmzV622) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV622). TmzV622 = GSC3975.1240 214203.75 +565424.9 (2000.0) 13.24 1 = USNO1425.12346549 214203.728 +565425.26 (2000.0) 12.7 16.4 = IRAS21404+5640 214028.4 +564041 (1950.0) F12=2.75 F25=1.20 F60=2.51L F100=30.19L VAR=13 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 = 214204.0 +565424 (2000.0) IRAS21404+5640 2.695 1.182 2.600L 29.450L 13% = 214204.0 +565424 (2000.0) SSC21404+5640 2.695 1.182 2.600L 29.450L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable with a range of 13.1-13.6p. object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV622 940903.562 134p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV622 970824.567 132p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV622 970827.540 135p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV622 971218.437 131p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV622 980823.562 134p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV622 980916.530 133p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV622 990709.574 136p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV622 990807.594 131p 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>