High Velocity Outflows in IRAS 17423-1755

IRAS 17423-1755 is a new transition object between the post-AGB phase and the planetary nebula (PN) stage included in an observational program of IRAS sources with infrared colours similar to those of PNe. We have taken B, V, R, I, Z, Hα and [OIII] CCD images at the 1m JKT (Roque de los Muchachos, La Palma), where a clearly marked bipolar structure with a total extension of about 10″ can be seen, and long slit (low and high resolution) optical spectra at the 4.2m WHT, 2.5m INT (RM, La Palma) and ESO 1.5m (La Silla) telescopes.