Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Hercules (Her)  ·  Contains:  PK051+25.1
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Kohoutek 1-15 (Not a real PN but a Plate Flaw), Jerry Yesavage
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Kohoutek 1-15 (Not a real PN but a Plate Flaw)

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Kohoutek 1-15 (Not a real PN but a Plate Flaw), Jerry Yesavage
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Kohoutek 1-15 (Not a real PN but a Plate Flaw)

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Well 15h+ of imaging I find that this is a plate flaw.... trying to fill in the Kohoutek Group.  The spot is filled, but not with a PN.  The PixInsight plate solve "finds" the PN, but it is actually a star.

I have to say I also spent a good 4-5h trying to find the original articles and images. You cannot get the 1967 publication anywhere I can find.  Downloads all seem dead.

At least I know what the story is now.  I include some of the obscure information I found while looking all this up.
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This was allegedly a Type 3b planetary nebula. 

Original Paper Defining Types

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