New Takamizawa variable (TmzV768) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV768). TmzV768 = GSC6094.89 120106.53 -172501.6 (2000.0) 14.63 0 = USNO0675.08370758 120106.549 -172501.58 (2000.0) 13.8 17.5 = IRAS11585-1708 115831.9 -170813 (1950.0) F12=1.32 F25=0.58 F60=0.40L F100=1.00L VAR= 6 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 = 120105.3 -172453 (2000.0) FSC11585-1708 1.264 0.466 0.146L 0.510L = 120105.5 -172454 (2000.0) IRAS11585-1708 1.290 0.562 0.400L 1.000L 6% = 120105.5 -172454 (2000.0) SSC11585-1708 1.290 0.562 0.400L 1.000L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a Mira-type variable with a range of 13.5-<15.4p. Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYYYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV768 19940310.551 144p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV768 19941229.765 <153p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV768 19950226.624 <153p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV768 19951124.803 135p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV768 19970212.710 154p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV768 19970410.531 <154p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV768 19990112.763 135p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV768 19990208.667 138p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV768 19991207.845 150p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV768 20000108.808 148p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV768 20000131.687 140p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV768 20000310.651 147p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV768 20001204.812 <153p 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>