High-resolution spectroscopy and broad-band imaging of the young planetarynebula K 3-35

We present high-resolution echelle and long-slit spectra and broad-band (R, I) images of the very young planetary nebula K3-35. Several emission lines are identified, including the He II 4686 line and strong [N II]6548, 6583 and [O III]4959, 5007 emissions [I([N II])/I(H alpha) similar or equal to 5 .5, I([O III])/I(H beta) similar or equal to 30]. A systemic velocity V-LSR = 10 +/- 2 km s(-1) for K3-35 is obtained from the optical emission lines, Two different kinematic components are identified in the nebula. One of th em is probably related to the elliptical envelope previously observed. The second component exhibits systematic changes of the radial velocity with po sition, and a relatively small velocity width. This component may be attrib uted to the precessing jet-like outflows previously identified. The R and I images and the deduced R - I colour map strongly support the existence of a dense, partially neutral disc-like region in the equatorial plane of the nebula, which probably represents an equatorial density enhancement in a pr eviously ejected slow wind. Diagnostic diagrams for Line intensity ratios i n K 3-35 and collimated components of other planetary nebulae suggest that the emission spectrum of this kind of structure is a combination of radiati ve and shock excitation, in agreement with recent models of shocks in a str ongly photoionized medium.