We present high quality BVRI CCD photometry of the variable star V716 Monocerotis ( = NSV 03775 ) .
We confirm it to be an RR Lyrae star of variability type ab ( i.e .
a fundamental mode pulsator ) , and determine its metallicity ( [ Fe/H ] = -1.33 \pm 0.25 ) , luminosity ( M _ { V } = 0.80 \pm 0.06 ) , and foreground reddening ( E ( B - V ) = 0.05 – 0.17 ) from the Fourier components of its light curve .
These parameters indicate a distance of 4.1 \pm 0.3 kpc , placing V716 Mon near the plane of the Galaxy well outside the solar circle .