  We report the discovery of the first known symbiotic star in IC10, a
starburst galaxy belonging to the Local Group, at a distance of ~750kpc. The
symbiotic star was identified during a survey of emission-line objects. It
shines at V = 24.62+-0.04, V - R_C = 2.77+-0.05 and R_C - I_C = 2.39+-0.02 and
suffers from E(B-V) = 0.85+-0.05 reddening. The spectrum of the cool component
well matches that of solar neighborhood M8III giants. The observed emission
lines belong to Balmer series, [SII], [NII] and [OIII]. They suggest a low
electronic density, negligible optical depth effects and 35,000K < T_eff <
90,000K for the ionizing source. The spectrum of the new symbiotic star in IC10
is an almost perfect copy of that of Hen 2-147, a well known Galactic symbiotic
star and Mira.
