New Takamizawa variable (TmzV779) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV779). TmzV779 = GSC6974.171 225753.87 -265953.9 (2000.0) 11.97 0 = GSC6974.171 225753.92 -265954.5 (2000.0) 12.13 0 = GSC6974.171 225753.99 -265954.4 (2000.0) 11.81 0 = USNO0600.24239249 225753.952 -265954.48 (2000.0) 9.5 11.8 = 2MASS 225753.928 -265954.24 (2000.0) 0.000 0.000 0.000 = 2MASS 225753.946 -265954.44 (2000.0) 5.576 0.000 0.000 = IRAS22551-2715 225511.7 -271556 (1950.0) F12=1.32 F25=0.58L F60=0.40L F100=1.32L VAR=-1 LRS=-1 possibly I: oxygen-rich non-variable star without circumstellar shell or 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 = 225753.1 -265956 (2000.0) CD-27.16125 9.9 = 225754.7 -265952 (2000.0) IRAS22551-2715 1.309 0.605L 0.400L 1.325L -1% = 225754.7 -265952 (2000.0) SSC22551-2715 1.309 0.605L 0.400L 1.325L = 225755.1 -265947 (2000.0) FSC22552-2715 1.406 0.544 0.184L 0.653L = 225754.0 -265953 (2000.0) 1064 1.46 TYC2-6974.171.1 (10.80 0.07) (12.51 0.22) Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable with a range of 10.5-12.2p. Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYYYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV779 19940811.706 112p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV779 19940930.646 118p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV779 19941124.499 118p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV779 19941222.390 120p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV779 19950921.591 118p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV779 19960721.725 122p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV779 19970827.646 112p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV779 19990708.626 116p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV779 20000710.669 115p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV779 20001215.382 105p Tmz.VSOLJ Observer's code: Tmz: K.Takamizawa (Saku-machi,Nagano,Japan) SASS (Saku All Sky Survey) Inst.: 10cmR F4 twin patrol cameras T-Max400 120 Comparison stars mag.:GSC Relayed from Kesao Takamizawa <GHA07243@nifty.ne.jp>