New Takamizawa variable (TmzV749) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV749). TmzV749 = GSC7298.195 145650.51 -300534.1 (2000.0) 14.78 0 = USNO0525.15331486 145650.509 -300534.64 (2000.0) 11.9 15.5 = IRAS14538-2953 145349.8 -295329 (1950.0) F12=2.29 F25=1.32 F60=0.40L F100=1.10L VAR=31 LRS=-1 possibly IIIa: variable star with more evolved O-rich c.s. shell or VII: variable star with more evolved C-rich circumstellar shell = 145650.0 -300533 (2000.0) FSC14538-2953 2.189 1.300 0.228 1.816L = 145650.1 -300531 (2000.0) IRAS14538-2953 2.208 1.326 0.400L 1.087L 31% = 145650.1 -300531 (2000.0) SSC14538-2953 2.208 1.326 0.400L 1.087L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a Mira-type variable with a range of 12.0-14.9p, and a period about 344days. Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYYYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV749 19940506.613 120p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV749 19950401.689 120p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV749 19950601.491 147p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV749 19960219.758 120p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV749 19970606.570 140p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV749 19980420.601 141p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV749 19990511.609 138p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV749 20000329.674 149p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV749 20000428.622 120p 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>