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Description
The electronic version of the catalogue referenced above includes 1143 true and probable planetary nebulae (Table 1 of publication); 347 objects which status is still unclear were classified among the "possible" planetary nebulae (file pospn, Table 2 of publication); and 330 objects have been rejected (file notpn, Table 3 of publication). The designation system of the planetary nebulae of this catalogue follows the recommendations of IAU Commission 5 (Astronomical Nomenclature) with the structure: PN Glll.l+bb.b where PN means "Planetary Nebula", G stands for "Galactic Coordinates", and lll.l+bb.b stand for the galactic longitude and latitude respectively, truncated to one decimal place. The designations following this system appear in the columns labelled "PNG" in the tables described below, where the "PN G" prefix has been stripped. Data concerning the 1143 true and probable planetary nebulae (part II of the publication) have been grouped in a set of related tables described below, all sorted by the "PNG" column. Note that, unlike the printed volume, only the bibliographic references corresponding to data listed in the tables are provided here, in the "refs.dat" file. Copies of the complete catalogue, including the Finding Charts (Part I) can still be ordered at the ESO Information Service, Karl-Schwarzschildstr. 2, D-85748 Garching bei Muenchen, Germany, at a price of DM 135.
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