New Kanatsu variable (KnkV02) Kazuyoshi Kanatsu(Matsue,Shimane,Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (KnkV02). KnkV02 = GSC6801.490 161221.22 -274440.5 (2000.0) 12.19 0 = GSC6801.490 161221.23 -274441.0 (2000.0) 12.25 0 = USNO0600.11342426 161221.230 -274441.05 (2000.0) 10.8 11.2 = 2MASS 161221.240 -274440.92 (2000.0) 0.000 0.000 0.000 = IRAS16092-2736 160916.1 -273658 (1950.0) F12=2.51 F25=0.91 F60=1.74L F100=20.89L VAR=33 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 = 161220.7 -274343 (2000.0) CD-27.10842 10.0 = 161220.9 -274437 (2000.0) IRAS16092-2736 2.588 0.880 1.714L 20.310L 33% = 161220.9 -274437 (2000.0) SSC16092-2736 2.588 0.880 1.714L 20.310L = 161222.5 -274444 (2000.0) FSC16092-2737 2.562 0.828 1.912L 8.736L KnkV02 M: 10.5-(12.4p Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYYYMMDD(UT) mag code KnkV02 19990225.815 <124 Knk.VSOLJ KnkV02 19990316.773 <124 Knk.VSOLJ KnkV02 19990327.772 <124 Knk.VSOLJ KnkV02 19990511.669 108 Knk.VSOLJ KnkV02 20000408.818 <124 Knk.VSOLJ KnkV02 20000428.667 <124 Knk.VSOLJ KnkV02 20000604.673 <124 Knk.VSOLJ KnkV02 20010321.786 105 Knk.VSOLJ KnkV02 20010401.783 109 Knk.VSOLJ Observer's code: Knk: Kazuyoshi Kanatsu(Matsue,Shimane,Japan) Instruments: f200mm+PO0(T-MAX400(120)) seq.:GSC,Tycho