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NGC7128
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 21:43:57.7
Declination: +53:42:55
Constellation: CYG
Visual Magnitude: 9.7
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1787
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: Cl, S, pRi, has a ruby * 9.5
Sub-type: II3m
Steve's Notes
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NGC 7128
17.5" (9/7/91): 22 stars mag 11-13 in rich and compact 2.5' region. Most stars are arranged in oval ring NW-SE. A mag 11.5 star at the east edge has several very faint companions. Two mag 11 stars are on the south side. A double star mag 12/12 is on the west side as well as a few other double stars. A string of stars oriented SW-NE is just NW of the oval ring.
8" (10/13/81): 15 faint stars, small, rich, over background haze, two mag 11 stars are at the south edge.