Confirmation of variability of NSV 15209 (Takamizawa) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a variable star, which is identified with NSV 15209. The variability is confirmed. NSV15209 = GSC4029.904 005718.55 +672028.7 (2000.0) 13.38 1 = USNO1500.01002603 005718.504 +672028.62 (2000.0) 12.4 17.0 = IRAS00540+6704 005405.9 +670410 (1950.0) F12=1.10 F25=0.36 F60=0.40L F100=3.02L VAR= 0 LRS=-1 possibly I: oxygen-rich non-variable star without 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 = 005717.8 +672022 (2000.0) IRAS00540+6704 1.053 0.355 0.400L 2.990L 0% = 005717.8 +672022 (2000.0) SSC00540+6704 1.053 0.355 0.400L 2.990L = 005718.1 +672031 (2000.0) MSX5C_G123.4984+04.4769 -24 -12 1 -1 0 -3 V(%):-:-:0:-:-:- = 005718.5 +672028 (2000.0) NSV15209 ? 13.0 <15.0 V - - - - Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable with a range of 13.6-14.5p. Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYYYMMDD(UT) mag code NSV15209 19950120.474 141p Tmz.VSOLJ NSV15209 19970517.718 136p Tmz.VSOLJ NSV15209 19970703.727 138p Tmz.VSOLJ NSV15209 19980116.397 137p Tmz.VSOLJ NSV15209 19980823.617 138p Tmz.VSOLJ NSV15209 19981011.414 142p Tmz.VSOLJ NSV15209 19990105.447 138p Tmz.VSOLJ NSV15209 20000529.751 140p Tmz.VSOLJ NSV15209 20001216.393 140p Tmz.VSOLJ NSV15209 20010520.749 145p Tmz.VSOLJ NSV15209 20011116.528 141p Tmz.VSOLJ Observer's code: Tmz: K.Takamizawa (Saku-machi,Nagano,Japan) SASS (Saku All Sky Survey) Inst.: 10cmR F4 twin patrol cameras and 25cm F2.8 Baker-Schmidt camera T-Max400 120 Comparison stars mag.:GSC Relayed from Kesao Takamizawa <k-takamizawa@nifty.ne.jp>