  We present low and intermediate resolution spectroscopy of the optical
counterpart to the recently discovered pulsating X-ray source 1WGA
J1958.2+3232. The presence of strong HI, HeI and HeII emission lines together
with the absence of absorption features rules out the possibility that the
object is a massive star, as had recently been suggested. The observed X-ray
and optical characteristics are consistent with the object being an
intermediate polar. The double-peaked structure of the emission lines indicates
that an accretion disc is present.
