Selected MK Spectral Types

In all cases the classifications are selected from those in the literature and have not been made by the author specifically for this compilation. A selected classification is considered to be the best one but is not necessarily a good one.

If only one classification exists for a given object, it is given, regardless of its quality. The classifications were selected using a weighting system, with highest weight being given to classifications made by Morgan and/or Keenan, somewhat lower weight to those made by other spectral classification experts and various lower weights to those made by other workers. Classifications using designations that do not appear in the MK system have been excluded, as have objective-prism classifications, except where no slit spectra were available.