High galactic latitude RASS X-ray sources

Of a total of 397 sources, 270 had catalogued counterparts although most of these were not previously known as X-ray sources; of the remaining 127 sources neither X-ray nor optical properties were previously known.

Of the whole sample of very soft X-ray sources 155 were also discovered by the Wide-Field-Camera on board ROSAT. We present spectroscopic identifications of 108 sources and other identifications for further 18 sources; 1 source remains unidentified so far. In practically all cases a unique optical counterpart exists facilitating identification.