New Takamizawa variable (TmzV683) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV683). TmzV683 = GSC3994.1403 222550.10 +582331.9 (2000.0) 12.83 6 N = GSC3994.1403 222550.29 +582331.4 (2000.0) 12.43 6 = USNO1425.13532593 222550.070 +582332.07 (2000.0) 12.0 16.0 = IRAS22240+5808 222400.5 +580818 (1950.0) F12=0.52 F25=0.25 F60=3.63L F100=36.30L VAR=11 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 = 222550.6 +582335 (2000.0) IRAS22240+5808 0.517 0.246 3.538L 36.670L 11% = 222550.6 +582335 (2000.0) SSC22240+5808 0.517 0.246 3.538L 36.670L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable with a range of 12.8-13.5p. object YYYYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV683 19940903.562 131p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV683 19970824.567 130p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV683 19970827.540 129p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV683 19971218.437 128p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV683 19980823.562 131p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV683 19980916.530 135p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV683 19990709.574 135p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV683 19990807.594 130p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV683 19991226.462 130p 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>