SAO-75669 - A LATE-TYPE GIANT BEHIND THE MOLECULAR CLOUD MBM-12

Photometric and spectroscopic observations of the star SAO 75669 in th e region of the high galactic latitude molecular cloud MBM12 are prese nted. The optical, near-infrared and far-infrared IRAS photometric mag nitudes together with the observed CCD spectrum and the large degree o f polarization are consistent with the star being an M type giant behi nd the molecular cloud MBM 12 suffering about 1.8 magnitudes visual ex tinction. The wavelength dependence of polarization indicates that the dust in the cloud is normal.