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Table 2:

Comparison of previously published spectral classifications.

W#
Spectral classification
  1966 1973 1973-4? 1981 1995 2002 2006
4 OB OB - G0 Ia OB F2 Ia <G5 Ia
6 OB - - B1 V - B0.5 Iab -
7 OB OB - A0 Ia OB B5 Ia -
8a OB - - G0 Ia OB F5 Ia <G5 Ia
9 OB ? ? Be OB sgB[e] <G5 Ia
10 OB - - B0 III - B0.5I+OB -
11 OB - - B1 II - B2 Ia -
12a OB OB - A2 Ia OB A5 Ia <G5 Ia
16a OB OB - A2 Ia OB A2 Ia -
20 M M M M6 Ia - <M6 I M5 Ia
26 M M M M2 Ia M <M6 I M5-6Ia
28 OB - - B0 II - B2 Ia -
31 OB - - Be - B0I+OB -
32 OB OB - G5 Ia OB F5 Ia <G5 Ia
33 OB - - B8 Iab OB B5 Ia -
70 OB - - B8 Iab - B3 Ia -
71 OB - - B8 Iab - B2.5 Ia -
75 M M M - - - M4 Ia
78 OB - - B1 Ia - B1 Ia -
237 M M M M6 - <M6 I M3 Ia
243 OB OB - B2Ia - A2 Ia -
265 OB OB - G0 Ia - F5 Ia <G5 Ia

Notes. Note that classifications given in italics have been derived from photometric data alone, while the 2006 classifications are derived from 2.3 $\mu$m spectroscopy (Mengel & Tacconi-Garman 2007, 2008). Crowther et al. (2006) provide a comparable table for the WR population.


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