We present new optical and X-ray observations to show that the X-ray source 1WGA J1346.5 - 6255 previously associated with the SNR G309.2-0.6 can be unequivocally identified with the emission line star HD 119682 located in the foreground open cluster NGC 5281 .
Images from Chandra in the X-ray band as well as from Magellan in the narrow optical H \alpha band show a coincidence of the source positions within 0.5″ .
The X-ray source appears extremely hot for an OB-star identified as of O9.7e type . XMM-Newton spectra show plasma temperatures of 1 keV and > 8 keV with an X-ray luminosity of 6.2 \pm 0.1 \times 10 ^ { 32 } erg s ^ { -1 } .
The optical and X-ray properties are very reminiscent of the prototype emission line star \gamma Cas .
We discuss the ramifications of this similarity with respect to very early type emission line stars as a new class of hard X-ray sources .