  We present Kepler and Swift observations of StHa 169 which is currently
classified as a symbiotic binary. The Kepler light curve shows quasi periodic
behaviour with a mean period of 34 d and an amplitude of a few percent. Using
Swift data we find a relatively strong UV source at the position of StHa 169
but no X-ray counterpart. Using a simple two component blackbody fit to model
the combined Swift and 2MASS spectral energy distribution and an assessment of
the previously published optical spectrum, we find that the source has a hot
(~10,000K) component and a cooler (~3700K) component. The Kepler light is
dominated by the cool component and we attribute the variability to pulsations
in a red giant star. If we remove this approximate month long modulation from
the light curve, we find no evidence for additional variability in the light
curve. The hotter source is assigned to a late B or early A main sequence star.
We briefly discuss the implications of these findings and conclude that StHA
169 is a red giant plus main sequence binary.
