New Takamizawa variable (TmzV681) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV681). The object is probably identical with LD 260. TmzV681 = GSC3994.802 222351.74 +584416.4 (2000.0) 12.45 6 = USNO1425.13468321 222351.756 +584416.19 (2000.0) 11.7 19.4 = IRAS22220+5829 222203.3 +582903 (1950.0) F12=3.63 F25=1.20 F60=2.51L F100=27.53L VAR=41 LRS=-1 possibly I: oxygen-rich non-variable star without 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 = 222351.6 +584415 (2000.0) CS5650 - 13.1 9.5 - = 222352.0 +584416 (2000.0) IRAS22220+5829 3.682 1.200 2.468L 27.320L 41% = 222352.0 +584416 (2000.0) SSC22220+5829 3.682 1.200 2.468L 27.320L = 222340.4 +584455 (2000.0) LD260 14.0 15.2v L = 222347.9 +584359 (2000.0) C(Buscombe) V=13.1 - - Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable with a range of 12.4-13.4p. object YYYYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV681 19940903.562 124p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV681 19970824.567 134p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV681 19970827.540 133p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV681 19971218.437 127p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV681 19980823.562 126p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV681 19980916.530 128p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV681 19990709.574 126p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV681 19990807.594 128p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV681 19991226.462 132p 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>