New Takamizawa variable (TmzV729) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV729). TmzV729 = GSC3971.296 213958.28 +543859.8 (2000.0) 10.87 1 = USNO1425.12292576 213958.298 +543859.82 (2000.0) 11.1 14.2 = IRAS21383+5425 213818.6 +542518 (1950.0) F12=1.32 F25=0.48 F60=2.09L F100=20.89L VAR=14 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 = 213958.2 +543856 (2000.0) IRAS21383+5425 1.344 0.503 2.169L 21.610L 14% = 213958.2 +543856 (2000.0) SSC21383+5425 1.344 0.503 2.169L 21.610L = 213958.2 +543859 (2000.0) 1157 1.60 TYC2-3971.296.1 (11.74 0.13) (13.62 0.34) Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable with a range of 11.2-12.3p. object YYYYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV729 19940903.567 113p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV729 19941127.492 117p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV729 19951212.460 119p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV729 19970824.567 117p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV729 19970827.549 116p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV729 19971218.393 112p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV729 19980823.571 115p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV729 19980916.541 116p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV729 19990709.583 123p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV729 19990807.602 115p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV729 19991226.386 119p 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>