New Takamizawa variable (TmzV740) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV740). TmzV740 = GSC7902.1896 183821.40 -385355.5 (2000.0) 12.36 6 = USNO0450.35249266 183821.371 -385355.52 (2000.0) 11.1 13.6 = IRAS18349-3856 183454.4 -385635 (1950.0) F12=0.83 F25=0.36 F60=0.40L F100=1.00L 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 = 183821.3 -385355 (2000.0) IRAS18349-3856 0.865 0.365 0.400L 1.000L 3% = 183821.3 -385355 (2000.0) SSC18349-3856 0.865 0.365 0.400L 1.000L = 183821.6 -385356 (2000.0) FSC18349-3856 0.833 0.357 0.286L 1.421L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable with a range of 12.1-12.8p. object YYYYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV740 19940712.601 123p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV740 19940810.523 124p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV740 19950522.685 123p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV740 19960619.642 121p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV740 19960903.472 128p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV740 19970606.684 124p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV740 19970706.594 123p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV740 19970822.470 121p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV740 19970919.377 122p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV740 19980629.613 122p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV740 19980912.436 123p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV740 19990414.788 124p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV740 19990511.719 123p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV740 19990609.681 126p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV740 19990614.616 126p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV740 19990706.622 124p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV740 19990803.528 <121p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV740 20000406.803 128p 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>