New Haseda variable (HadV54) Katsumi Haseda (Aichi, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (HadV54). The bright apperance in USNO suggests that the variable is of Mira-type. HadV54 = USNO0750.11100563 172559.463 -140312.66 (2000.0) 12.3 15.8 = IRAS17231-1400 172309.4 -140040 (1950.0) F12=0.91 F25=0.48 F60=0.40L F100=1.58L VAR=81 LRS=-1 possibly IIIa: variable star with more evolved O-rich c.s. shell or VIb: variable star with relatively hot dust close to the star and relatively cold dust at large distance may be O-rich or VII: variable star with more evolved C-rich circumstellar shell = 172559.5 -140312 (2000.0) FSC17231-1400 0.846 0.371 0.337L 2.319L = 172559.5 -140314 (2000.0) IRAS17231-1400 0.913 0.499 0.400L 1.597L 81% = 172559.5 -140314 (2000.0) SSC17231-1400 0.913 0.499 0.400L 1.597L HadV54 M: 13.0-(14.3p Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYYYMMDD(UT) mag code HadV54 19970416.788 <143p Had.VSOLJ HadV54 19970606.656 <143p Had.VSOLJ HadV54 19980328.797 <143p Had.VSOLJ HadV54 19980429.699 <143p Had.VSOLJ HadV54 19980522.658 <143p Had.VSOLJ HadV54 19990213.837 <143p Had.VSOLJ HadV54 19990316.823 <143p Had.VSOLJ HadV54 19990830.474 <143p Had.VSOLJ HadV54 20000206.826 <143p Had.VSOLJ HadV54 20000428.728 130p Had.VSOLJ Observer's code: Had: K. Haseda (Aichi, Japan) Instruments: 10cm F4.0 twin patrol camera +T-Max400(120) Relayed from Katsumi Haseda <haseda@mxs.mesh.ne.jp>