We present the results of optical and near-IR spectroscopic and near-IR photometric observations of the emission-line stars Hen3–298 and Hen3–303 .
Strong emission in the H \alpha line is found in both objects .
The presence of Fe II and [ O I ] emission lines in the spectrum of Hen3–298 indicates that it is a B [ e ] star .
The double-peaked CO line profiles , found in the infrared spectrum of Hen3–298 , along with the optical line profiles suggest that the star is surrounded by a rotating circumstellar disc .
Both objects also show infrared excesses , similar to those of B [ e ] stars .
The radial velocities of the absorption and emission lines as well as a high reddening level suggest that the objects are located in the Norma spiral arm at a distance of 3–4.5 kpc .
We estimated a luminosity of \log L / L _ { \sun } \sim 5.1 and a spectral type of no earlier than B3 for Hen 3–298 .
Hen3–303 seems to be a less luminous B-type object ( \log L / L _ { \sun } \sim 4.3 ) , located in the same spiral arm .