SIMBAD references

E. O. Waagen, AAVSO, and H. Yamaoka, Kyushu University, note that the variable star reported on IAUC 8898 appears to be a very bright IRAS source (IRAS 18066-0722). Yamaoka adds that it also appears to be catalogued by the 2MASS project, and Waagen adds that the variable apparently is listed by the ASAS3 project as a variable varying from V = 13.7 to [15 with a light curve that is suggestive of a Mira-type variable with maximum around Dec. 5. Yamaoka also reports that a low-resolution spectrum was taken by K. Kinugasa and O. Hashimoto, Gunma Astronomical Observatory (GAO), on Nov. 24.35 UT with the GAO 1.5-m telescope, showing that this object is a very red star – likely a Mira-type variable.