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NGC7114
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Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 21:41:44.0
Declination: +42:50:31
Constellation: CYG
Visual Magnitude: 10.5
Historic Information
Discoverer: Copeland
Year of discovery: 1877
Discovery aperture: 15.1
Observational
Summary description: Nebulous var *, ? planetary
Sub-type: Nova
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 7114 = Nova Cygni 1876 = Q Cyg. Dreyer included this in the NGC because
-- as he mentions in the Notes -- "Mr. Lohse asserts that it is surrounded by
nebulosity." There is no nebulosity around the star on the POSS1, but given
the presence of expanding shells around other novae, it is possible that Lohse
could have seen one around this nova, too. However, I would have expected
that it would not completely disperse in the 75 years from the time of its
outburst to the time the POSS plates were taken. Unless, of course, it was a
light echo. We should check the date of Lohse's observation.
Today, the star is at 16th magnitude. Within the errors of measurement, its
position is unchanged from its discovery position.