Confirmation of variability of KnkV02 by Haseda Katsumi Haseda (Aichi, Japan) reports the detection of a variable star, which has been identifed with KnkV02 (variable star reported by K. Kanatsu). The variability is confirmed. 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 = 161221.2 -274440 (2000.0) KnkV02 10.5 <12.4p M: = 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 Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYYYMMDD(UT) mag code KnkV02 19960326.776 117p Had.VSOLJ KnkV02 19990221.799 120p Had.VSOLJ KnkV02 19990222.815 121p Had.VSOLJ KnkV02 19990609.595 113p Had.VSOLJ KnkV02 20000211.819 117p Had.VSOLJ KnkV02 20010202.845 118p Had.VSOLJ KnkV02 20010304.797 111p Had.VSOLJ KnkV02 20010626.585 118p Had.VSOLJ KnkV02 20010713.556 111p Had.VSOLJ KnkV02 20020222.801 119p Had.VSOLJ KnkV02 20020511.669 111p Had.VSOLJ KnkV02 20020520.613 109p Had.VSOLJ Observer's code: Had: K. Haseda (Aichi, Japan) Instruments: 10cm F4.0 twin patrol camera +T-Max400(120)