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Weak N III 4634-40-42 emission, strong He II 4686 absorption |
| (f) |
Medium N III 4634-40-42 emission, neutral or weak He II 4686 absorption |
| f |
Strong N III 4634-40-42 emission, He II 4686 emission above continuum |
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N IV 4058 emission >= N III 4640 emission, strong He II 4686 absorption (O2-3) |
| (f*) |
N IV 4058 emission >= N III 4640 emission, weaker He II 4686 absorption (O2-3.5) |
| f* |
N IV 4058 emission >= N III 4640 emission, He II 4686 emission (O2-3.5) |
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| ((fc)) |
As ((f)) plus C III 4647-50-51 emission equal to N III 4634 |
| (fc) |
As (f) plus C III 4647-50-51 emission equal to N III 4634 |
| fc |
As f plus C III 4647-50-51 emission equal to N III 4634 |
| f?p |
Variable C III 4647-50-51 emission >= N III 4634-40-42 at maximum; variable |
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sharp absorption, emission, and/or P Cygni features at H and He I lines |
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As ((f)) plus Si IV 4089-4116 emission (O4-8, obsolete) |
| (f+) |
As (f) plus Si IV 4089-4116 emission (O4-8, obsolete) |
| f+ |
As f plus Si IV 4089-4116 emission (O4-8, obsolete) |
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| (e) |
Probable H alpha emission but no red spectrogram available |
| e |
Emission components in H lines |
| pe |
As e with emission components in He I and/or continuum veiling |
| [e] |
Emission spectrum including Fe forbidden lines |
| e+ |
Fe II and H emission lines (subcategories in Lesh 1968) |
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Broadened lines (not applied in GOSSS, marginal) |
| (n) |
More broadened lines (v sini ~ 200 km/s) |
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Even more broadened lines (v sin i ~ 300 km/s) |
| nn |
Yet even more broadened lines (v sin i ~ 400 km/s) |
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H lines more broadened than He lines |
| nfp |
He II centrally reversed emission, broadened absorption lines (Conti Oef) |
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| N |
N absorption enhanced, C and O deficient |
| Nstr |
Moderate case of above (e.g. N III 4640 enhanced but not > C III 4650) |
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C absorption enhanced, N deficient |
| Nwk |
Moderate case of above |
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| var |
Variation in line spectrum intensities or content |
| p |
Peculiar spectrum |
| z |
He II 4686 in absorption and > than both He I 4471 and He II 4542 |
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