New Takao variable (ToaV7) Akira Takao (Kita-kyushu, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (ToaV7). ToaV7 = GSC6219.289 170307.42 -152714.9 (2000.0) 14.23 0 = USNO0675.11791763 170307.400 -152715.29 (2000.0) 11.7 15.1 = 2MASS 170307.457 -152714.62 (2000.0) 6.087 5.080 0.000 = IRAS17002-1523 170015.9 -152302 (1950.0) F12=3.02 F25=1.00 F60=0.40L F100=1.44L VAR=77 LRS=-1 possibly I: oxygen-rich non-variable star without circumstellar shell or VII: variable star with more evolved C-rich circumstellar shell = 170306.9 -152714 (2000.0) FSC17002-1523 2.930 1.042 0.355L 2.388L = 170307.4 -152714 (2000.0) IRAS17002-1523 3.059 1.004 0.400L 1.443L 77% = 170307.4 -152714 (2000.0) SSC17002-1523 3.059 1.004 0.400L 1.443L ToaV7 M: 10.3-12.7C CCD magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYYYMMDD(UT) mag code ToaV7 20010219.839 127C Toa.VSOLJ ToaV7 20010601.636 106C Toa.VSOLJ ToaV7 20010701.506 103C Toa.VSOLJ Observer's code: Toa: Akira Takao (Kita-kyushu, Japan) instruments:f200mm F4 Telephotolens+ST-8,unfiltered Relayed from Akira Takao <drtakao@bronze.ocn.ne.jp>