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Catalogue of Excitation Classes P for 750 Galactic Planetary Nebulae Catalogue of Excitation Classes p for 750 Galactic Planetary Nebulae Name p Name p Name p Name p NeC 40 1 Nee 6072 9 NeC 6881 10 IC 4663 11 NeC 246 12+ Nee 6153 3 NeC 6884 7 IC 4673 10 NeC 650-1 10 Nee 6210 4 NeC 6886 9 IC 4699 9 NeC 1360 12 Nee 6302 10 Nee 6891 4 IC 4732 5 NeC 1501 10 Nee 6309 10 NeC 6894 10 IC 4776 2 NeC 1514 8 NeC 6326 9 Nee 6905 11 IC 4846 3 NeC 1535 8 Nee 6337 11 Nee 7008 11 IC 4997 8 NeC 2022 12 Nee 6369 4 NeC 7009 7 IC 5117 6 NeC 2242 12+ NeC 6439 8 NeC 7026 9 IC 5148-50 6 NeC 2346 9 NeC 6445 10 Nee 7027 11 IC 5217 6 NeC 2371-2 12 Nee 6537 11 Nee 7048 11 Al 1 NeC 2392 10 NeC 6543 5 Nee 7094 12 A2 10 NeC 2438 10 NeC 6563 8 NeC 7139 9 A4 10 NeC 2440 10 NeC 6565 7 NeC 7293 7 A 12 4 NeC 2452 10 NeC 6567 4 Nee 7354 10 A 15 12+ NeC 2610 12 NeC 6572 7 NeC 7662 10 A 20 12+ NeC 2792 11 NeC 6578 2 Ie 289 12 A 21 1 NeC 2818 11 NeC 6620 8 IC 351 10 A 23 4 NeC 2867 9 NeC 6629 5 Ie 418 1 A 24 1 NeC 2899 10 Nee 6644 7 IC 972 10 A 30 12+ NeC 3132 9 NeC 6720 10 IC 1295 10 A 33 11 NeC 3195 9 NeC 6741 9 IC 1297 9 A 35 1 NeC 3211 10 NeC 6751 9 Ie 1454 10 A 36 12+ NeC 3242 9 Nee 6765 10 IC1747 9 A 40 2 NeC 3587 8 NeC 6772 9 IC 2003 10 A 41 1 NeC 3699 9 NeC 6778 9 IC 2149 2 A 43 2 NeC 3918 9 NeC 6781 8 IC 2165 10 A 46 2 NeC 4071 11 NeC 6790 4 IC 2448 9 A 49 4 NeC 4361 12+ NeC 6803 5 IC 2501 3 A 50 10 NeC 5189 10 NeC 6804 12 IC 2553 8 A 51 12 NeC 5307 9 NeC 6807 4 IC 2621 9 A 54 12 NeC 5315 2 NeC 6818 10 Ie 3568 3 A 55 4 NeC 5873 10 NeC 6826 11 Ie 4191 6 A 57 3 NeC 5882 6 NeC 6833 2 Ie 4406 4 A 60 2 NeC 5879 12 NeC 6842 2 IC 4593 6 A 61 3 Nee 5979 12 NeC 6852 12 Ie 4634 3 A 63 1 NeC 6026 11 NeC 6853 10 Ie 4637 3 A 65 1 NeC 6058 11 NeC 6879 7 IC 4642 12 A 67 3 474 Catalogue of Excitation Classes p for 750 Galactic Planetary Nebulae Name p Name p Name p Name p A 69 3 H 1-41 9 H 4-1 8 He 2-83 1 A 70 3 H 1-42 4 Hb4 7 He 2-84 4 A 72 12+ H 1-45 3 Hb 5 9 He 2-85 9 A 75 2 H 1-46 2 Hb 6 9 He 2-86 3 A77 10 HI-50 6 Hb 7 2 He 2-88 2 A 78 12 HI-51 2 Hb 8 4 He 2-90 1 A 79 2 HI-52 9 Hb 12 2 He 2-96 3 A 83 2 HI-53 2 He 1-1 9 He 2-97 2 BD+30° 1 HI-54 2 He 1-3 4 He 2-102 9 Cn 1-1 7 HI-56 5 He 1-4 8 He 2-103 8 Cn 1-3 2 HI-57 2 He 1-5 1 He 2-104 11 Cn 1-4 4 HI-58 1 He 1-6 3 He 2-105 1 Cn 1-5 1 HI-59 11 He 2-5 2 He 2-108 10 Cn 2-1 5 H 1-60 3 He 2-7 4 He 2-109 7 Cn 3-1 1 H 1-61 2 He 2-9 3 He 2-111 10 H 1-1 7 H 1-63 2 He 2-11 10 He 2-112 8 H 1-2 8 H 1-64 1 He 2-15 10 He 2-114 10 H 1-3 3 H 1-66 10 He 2-18 8 He 2-115 2 H 1-4 3 H 1-67 10 He 2-21 9 He 2-116 2 H 1-5 4 H 2-1 1 He 2-25 2 He 2-117 3 H 1-6 3 H 2-7 3 He 2-26 5 He 2-118 4 H 1-7 3 H 2-10 4 He 2-28 7 He 2-119 10 H 1-8 3 H 2-11 2 He 2-29 10 He 2-120 3 H 1-9 1 H 2-12 1 He 2-32 4 He 2-123 1 H 1-11 3 H 2-13 5 He 2-34 1 He 2-128 2 H 1-12 4 H 2-14 12 He 2-35 3 He 2-129 4 H 1-13 4 H 2-15 3 He 2-36 11 He 2-132 10 H 1-14 8 H 2-16 11 He 2-37 9 He 2-133 4 H 1-15 2 H 2-18 4 He 2-39 10 He 2-136 12+ H 1-16 6 H 2-23 4 He 2-41 3 He 2-141 10 H 1-18 3 H 2-24 2 He 2-47 1 He 2-143 8 H 1-19 2 H 2-26 2 He 2-48 3 He 2-145 4 H 1-21 4 H 2-27 3 He 2-50 9 He 2-146 1 H 1-22 2 H 2-29 1 He 2-51 10 He 2-147 3 H 1-23 4 H 2-30 12 He 2-55 12 He 2-149 3 H 1-24 1 H 2-32 12 He 2-57 2 He 2-152 11 H 1-26 9 H 2-33 2 He 2-62 3 He 2-153 8 H 1-27 3 H 2-35 8 He 2-63 10 He 2-155 6 H 1-28 11 H 2-36 12 He 2-64 1 He 2-157 1 H 1-29 4 H 2-37 3 He 2-67 7 He 2-158 2 H 1-30 4 H 2-39 9 He 2-68 1 He 2-159 9 H 1-31 4 H 2-40 2 He 2-70 10 He 2-161 2 H 1-32 4 H 2-41 11 He 2-71 1 He 2-163 4 H 1-33 3 H 2-42 11 He 2-72 3 He 2-164 12 H 1-34 1 H 2-43 12 He 2-73 7 He 2-165 11 H 1-35 2 H 2-44 11 He 2-76 10 He 2-169 3 H 1-36 10 H 2-45 3 He 2-77 2 He 2-170 3 H 1-37 11 H 2-46 3 He 2-78 1 He 2-171 12 H 1-38 2 H 2-48 12 He 2-81 3 He 2-175 6 H 1-40 3 H 3-75 8 He 2-82 3 He 2-182 1 Catalogue of Excitation Classes p for 750 Galactic Planetary Nebulae 475 Name p Name p Name p Name p He 2-185 3 K 3-35 3 KFL 3 2 M 1-44 1 He 2-186 9 K 3-36 11 KFL 4 9 M 1-47 5 He 2-187 2 K 3-37 4 KFL 7 12 M 1-48 8 He 2-207 10 K 3-40 2 KFL 8 12 M 1-50 7 He 2-248 3 K 3-41 4 KFL 10 4 M 1-51 2 He 2-250 9 K 3-43 10 KFL 11 3 M 1-52 9 He 2-262 3 K 3-46 2 KFL 12 3 M 1-53 5 He 2-406 8 K 3-51 12 KFL 13 11 M 1-54 9 He 2-418 12 K 3-52 2 KFL 14 11 M 1-56 6 He 2-428 2 K 3-53 4 KFL 15 3 M 1-57 8 He 2-429 3 K 3-56 12 KFL 16 12 M 1-58 10 He 2-430 3 K 3-57 10 KFL 19 3 M 1-59 8 He 2-434 3 K 3-58 3 Lo 4 12+ M 1-60 4 He 2-436 3 K 3-60 9 Lo 5 2 M 1-61 4 He 2-442 11 K 3-61 3 Lo 6 3 M 1-62 6 Hu 1-1 8 K 3-62 4 Lo 10 1 M 1-63 6 Hu 1-2 12 K 3-63 12 Lo 16 9 M 1-64 3 Hu 2-1 1 K 3-64 10 Lo 17 2 M 1-66 6 J 320 4 K 3-65 4 LoTr 7 11 M 1-69 9 J 900 10 K 3-66 1 LoTr 8 4 M 1-71 2 In 1 11 K 3-67 4 M 1-1 12 M 1-72 1 In Er 1 4 K 3-68 10 M 1-2 10 M 1-73 6 K 1-1 1 K 3-69 10 M 1-4 4 M 1-74 3 K 1-2 12 K 3-70 10 M 1-6 1 M 1-75 3 K 1-4 1 K 3-71 12 M 1-7 8 M 1-78 1 K 1-7 3 K 3-73 10 M 1-8 10 M 1-79 10 K 1-12 12 K 3-76 4 M 1-9 2 M 1-80 10 K 1-14 12+ K 3-78 2 M 1-13 8 M 2-2 3 K 1-16 12+ K 3-79 4 M 1-16 9 M 2-4 3 K 1-21 3 K 3-80 3 M 1-17 6 M 2-6 2 K 1-23 4 K 3-81 11 M 1-18 4 M 2-7 1 K 1-27 12+ K 3-82 12 M 1-19 2 M 2-8 9 K 2-5 3 K 3-84 7 M 1-20 3 M 2-9 1 K 2-7 4 K 3-87 12 M 1-22 10 M 2-10 1 K 2-15 1 K 3-88 4 M 1-23 10 M 2-11 8 K 2-17 3 K 3-90 12+ M 1-24 2 M 2-13 3 K 3-1 11 K 3-91 2 M 1-25 2 M 2-14 1 K 3-2 1 K 3-92 4 M 1-28 3 M 2-15 9 K 3-4 4 K 3-93 8 M 1-29 8 M 2-16 7 K 3-13 4 K 3-94 11 M 1-30 1 M 2-17 9 K 3-16 3 K 4-5 10 M 1-31 3 M 2-18 2 K 3-19 4 K 4-8 4 M 1-32 2 M 2-19 1 K 3-21 3 K 4-10 4 M 1-33 5 M 2-20 2 K 3-24 4 K 4-16 10 M 1-34 9 M 2-21 8 K 3-26 11 K 4-41 4 M 1-35 5 M 2-22 10 K 3-27 12+ K 4-48 4 M 1-39 1 M 2-24 2 K 3-29 4 K 4-53 3 M 1-40 8 M 2-25 8 K 3-30 3 K 4-55 3 M 1-41 4 M 2-26 10 K 3-31 4 KFL 1 11 M 1-42 9 M 2-27 3 K 3-34 10 KFL 2 11 M 1-43 2 M 2-28 9 476 Catalogue of Excitation Classes p for 750 Galactic Planetary Nebulae Name p Name p Name p Name p M 2-29 5 M 3-30 11 PC 22 6 Th 3-26 10 M 2-30 9 M 3-31 2 PC 23 5 Th 3-27 3 M 2-31 2 M 3-32 8 PC 24 9 Th 3-35 2 M 2-32 4 M 3-33 8 Pe 1-1 4 Th 3-55 3 M 2-33 2 M 3-34 9 Pe 1-2 7 Th 4-1 1 M 2-34 9 M 3-36 3 Pe 1-3 4 Th 4-2 11 M 2-35 8 M 3-37 4 Pe 1-6 3 Th 4-5 10 M 2-36 6 M 3-38 7 Pe 1-8 10 Th 4-6 3 M 2-37 1 M 3-39 4 Pe 1-9 1 Th 4-7 10 M 2-40 1 M 3-42 10 Pe 1-11 10 Th 4-10 1 M 2-41 11 M 3-43 11 Pe 1-12 12 Th 4-11 1 M 2-42 3 M 3-45 8 Pe 1-13 12 Vd 1-1 2 M 2-43 2 M 3-46 2 Pe 1-14 3 Vd 1-3 1 M 2-44 9 M 3-47 3 Pe 1-15 3 Vd 1-4 4 M 2-45 3 M 3-48 2 Pe 1-16 10 Vd 1-5 8 M 2-47 5 M 3-49 2 Pe 1-17 10 Vd 1-6 10 M 2-48 4 M 3-50 12 Pe 1-18 4 Vd 1-8 4 M 2-49 4 M 3-51 2 Pe 1-19 3 Vd 1-9 3 M 2-50 4 M 3-53 3 Pe 1-20 11 Vo 2 3 M 2-51 3 M 3-54 9 Pe 1-21 12 Vo 3 3 M 2-52 11 M 3-55 2 Pe 2-4 4 Vo 4 4 M 2-53 3 M 4-2 11 Pe 2-5 1 Vy 1-1 5 M 2-55 10 M 4-3 3 Pe 2-7 10 Vy 1-2 9 M 3-1 3 M 4-4 3 Pe 2-8 3 Vy 1-4 7 M 3-2 12 M 4-6 4 Pe 2-10 1 Vy 2-1 2 M 3-3 9 M 4-9 2 Pe 2-11 1 Vy 2-2 12 M 3-4 11 M 4-10 4 Pe 2-13 11 Vy 2-3 5 M 3-5 9 M 4-11 11 Pe 2-14 9 Wray 16-20 1 M 3-6 4 M 4-14 10 Pe 2-15 4 Wray 16-22 11 M 3-7 2 M 4-17 9 Sa 1-5 4 Wray 16-93 12+ M 3-8 2 Mzl 3 Sa 1-6 1 Wray 16-120 11 M 3-9 9 Mz2 10 Sa 1-8 3 Wray 16-121 10 M 3-10 6 Mz3 1 Sa 2-21 2 Wray 16-122 11 M 3-11 1 PE 1 4 Sa 2-23 0 12 Wray 16-128 12 M 3-12 9 PE 2 1 Sa 2-237 9 Wray 16-189 4 M 3-13 1 PE 3 10 Sa 3-92 3 Wray 16-266 12 M 3-14 7 PE 4 4 Sa 4-1 4 Wray 16-278 2 M 3-15 6 PE 5 3 Sn 1 4 Wray 16-286 4 M 3-16 3 PE 6 5 Sp 1 12 Wray 16-363 2 M 3-19 2 PE 8 3 Sp 3 1 Wray 16-385 4 M 3-20 4 PE 9 12 Sp 4-1 5 Wray 16-411 12+ M 3-21 7 PE 10 11 Th 2-3 2 Wray 16-423 7 M 3-22 11 PC 11 8 Th 3-1 8 Wray 17-1 11 M 3-23 4 PC 12 6 Th 3-4 3 Wray 17-18 10 M 3-23 11 PC 13 9 Th 3-6 1 Wray 17-31 2 M 3-24 8 PC 14 6 Th 3-10 3 Wray 17-40 1 M 3-26 10 PC 17 8 Th 3-12 1 Wray 17-59 3 M 3-27 2 PC 19 9 Th 3-13 3 Wray 17-75 11 M 3-28 4 PC 20 8 Th 3-24 2 M 3-29 2 PC 21 12 Th 3-25 2 Plates The images of planetary nebulae shown in Plates I-XIV were obtained in the following conditions: NGC 7293 (I) - by T.
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