New Takamizawa variable (TmzV709) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV709). TmzV709 = GSC4264.1075 223157.15 +601352.0 (2000.0) 13.39 6 = USNO1500.09221353 223157.203 +601351.96 (2000.0) 12.8 16.7 = IRAS22301+5958 223007.7 +595828 (1950.0) F12=0.69 F25=0.28 F60=0.83L F100=6.31L VAR= 3 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 = 223157.4 +601355 (2000.0) IRAS22301+5958 0.722 0.283 0.824L 6.249L 3% = 223157.4 +601355 (2000.0) SSC22301+5958 0.722 0.283 0.824L 6.249L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable with a range of 12.9-13.6p. object YYYYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV709 19940903.562 129p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV709 19970824.567 131p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV709 19970827.540 135p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV709 19971218.437 136p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV709 19980823.562 134p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV709 19980916.530 136p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV709 19990709.574 133p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV709 19990807.594 136p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV709 19991226.462 134p 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>